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Epichlorohydrin

  Epichlorohydrin (ECH)
Formula C3H5ClO
Specifications UN No : 2023
CAS No : 106-89-8
Specific gravity at 20°C: 1.180-1.185
Purity: Min. 99.90% wt
Moisture: Max. 0.1% wt
Colour: APHA max. 15
Properties Appearance: Clear colourless liquid
Odour: Irritating odour similar to chloroform
Molecular weight: 92.53
Specific gravity: 1.18 (20/4 °C)
Viscosity: 1.03 cp. (28 °C)
Melting point: -25.6 °C
Boiling point: 117.9 °C
Vapour pressure: 1.6 Kpa
Vapour density: 3.19 (Air =1)
Solubility in water: 6.6 Wt % (20 °C)
Refractive index: 1.43585 (nD25)
Surface tension: 37.0 dynes/cm (20 °C)
Electrical conductivity: 20.8 (21.5 °C l = 60 cm)
Dielectric constant: 97.9 cal
Applications
  • Raw material for Epoxy resin
  • Used for production of various synthetic materials like synthetic glycerin, elastomers, glycidyl ethers and glycidyl methacrylate surfactants
  • Polyamide-epichlorohydrin wet strength resin production in paper industry
  • Ion-exchange resin
  • Polyamide water treatment chemicals
  • Flame retardant
  • Quaternary amines
  • Used as a crosslinking agent in modified starch
  • Used in production of Zeospan, which is a specialty polyether rubber used in automobiles
Packaging
  • 220 kg/230kg steel drum, approval of international maritime dangerous goods code (IMDG Code) and the United Nations recommendations on the transport of dangerous goods
  • 80 drums for 1 FCL or LCL lots
  • ISO-tank container: 20 MT
Sea transportation IMDG Code: 6082
Class: 6.1
Label: toxic, flammable liquid
Packaging group: II
 

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