Main properties
It is a colorless transparent liquid under low temperatures and is a colorless gas with pungent ether odor under normal temperatures. It is a flammable, combustible, toxic, and cancerogenic substance.
Main applications
It can be used to produce ethanolamine, polyethylene glycol, polyether polyol, polycarboxylate water reducer monomer, hydroxyethylcellulose, choline chloride, ethylene carbonate, nonionic surfactant, glycol ether, and so on. It is widely applied to numerous fields, such as washing and dyeing, electronics, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, textiles, papermaking, automobiles, oil exploitation, and refining. Its downstream product polycarboxylate water reducer is widely applied to highways, bridges, dams, tunnels, high-rise buildings, etc.