- Ethylene oxide is a
flammable, colorless gas.
- The Ethylene oxide is
highly reactive chemical and can react specially in the presence of a
catalyst with compounds such as water, alcohols, ammonia, amines, and
organic acids.
- Ethylene oxide, the
simplest of the cyclic ethers, is a colorless gas at room temperature
and normal pressure .
- Ethylene oxide has been
produced commercially by two basic routes: From ethylene chlorohydrin,
Direct oxidation process.
- Ethylene oxide is
produced by reacting ethylene with oxygen in the presence of a silver
catalyst.
- Ethylene glycols are
the most well known derivatives of ethylene oxide. These are produced by
hydration of ethylene oxide; monoethylene oxide is the largest volume
product, with diethylene glycol and triethylene glycol as
co-products.
- Ethylene oxide is a
reactive chemical, and other derivatives it forms include ethanolamies
on reaction with ammonia, which are used in gas processing, detergents
and soaps and cement grinding.
- Other derivatives of
ethylene oxide include polyethylene glycols for cosmetics, lubricants
and plasticisers, and ethoxylates for detergents and surfactants.
- Ethylene oxide is known
to be a human carcinogen based on sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity
from studies in humans, including a combination of epidemiological and
mechanistic investigations which indicate a causal relationship between
exposure to ethylene oxide and human cancer.
- Ethylene oxide is found
in the production of solvents, antifreeze, textiles, detergents,
adhesives, polyurethane foam, and pharmaceuticals.
- It is also useful in
fumigants, sterilants for spices and cosmetics, as well as during
hospital sterilization of surgical equipment.
- The major use of
ethylene oxide is in the production of ethylene glycol. The primary end
use for ethylene glycol is in the production of polyester
polymers.
- Ethylene oxide (EtO) is
widely used by health care institutions as a sterilant because of its
potency in destroying pathogens.
- Ethylene oxide is used
mainly as a chemical intermediate in the manufacture of textiles,
detergents, polyurethane foam, antifreeze, solvents, medicinal,
adhesives, and other products.
- Producers are expected
to continue to invest in higher-value EO derivatives rather than
marketing purified ethylene oxide.
- The largest outlet for
ethylene oxide was ethylene glycols, which represented 77% of total
ethylene oxide consumption .
- The second-largest
outlet for ethylene oxide, at 9% of total consumption, is in
surface-active agents, including primarily nonionic alkylphenol
ethoxylates (APEs) and detergent alcohol ethoxylates (AEs).
- Demand growth in the US
is expected to be much lower than the global average at 2.5%/year
through to 2010.
- Imports of ethylene
oxide are relatively small, with amounts
increasing from 4,300 kkg to
5,600 kkg.
- The percentage of
domestic ethylene oxide varies from 44% in western Europe, 63% in Japan
and 73% in North America to 90% in the rest of Asia and 99% in the
Middle East and Africa.
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Production
- Ethylene Oxide
Production
- ChE 456-Spring
2002-Major 2-Ethylene Oxide Production
- Material Balances
Ethylene Oxide Production
- Energy Balances and
Numerical Methods Spring 2002- Production of Ethylene Oxide
- Fluid Mechanics, Heat
Transfer, and Thermodynamics-Production of Ethylene Oxide
- Separations and
Reaction Engineering-Ethylene Oxide Production
- Ethylene to Ethylene
oxide Production
Process
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Sterilant Alternatives
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Instrumentation of Ethylene Oxide Plants
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- Manufacture of Ethylene
Oxide
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Monitoring
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Ethylene Oxide Medical Device Sterilization Facility
- Ethylene Oxide - Oxygen
Based Process
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Sterilization Process
Application
- Applications of
Poly(ethylene oxide) in Drug Delivery Systems
- Use of ethylene oxide
in the sol–gel synthesis of a-Fe2O3 nanoparticles from Fe(III)
salts
- Evaluation of the
Potential Use of Poly(ethylene oxide) as Tablet- and Extrudate-Forming
Material
- Ethylene Oxide
Use
- The use of
Poly(Ethylene Oxide) Hydrogels as immobilization matrics for yeast
cells
Quality
Standards
- Ethylene Oxide
Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities
- Ethylene Oxide (EtO)
Sterilizers
- Locating and Estimating
Air Emission from Sources of Ethylene Oxide
- Ethylene Oxide Airborne
Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) for Sterilizers and Aerators
- Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Standard (29 CFR 1910.1047);
Extension of the Office of Management of Budget's (OMB) Approval of
Information-Collection (Paperwork) Requirements. -
65:35127-35128
- Evaluating OSHA’s
Ethylene Oxide Standard: Exposure Determinants in Massachusetts
Hospitals
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Technology
- Environmental
Technology Verification Projects Related to Air and Energy
- Replacing Ethylene
Oxide and Glutaraldehyde
- Portable gas
chromatograph (GC) with photoionization detector
- Ethylene Oxide
Successfully removed from Overturned tank car
- Protocol for the
verification tests on ethylene oxide treatment technology
Health and Safety
Issues
- Human Health Effects -
Ethylene Oxide
- Massachusetts Chemical
Fact Sheet - Ethylene Oxide
- Proposed Maximum
Residue Limits and Maximum Levels of Exposure - Ethylene Oxide
- NIOSH Pocket
Guide to Chemical Hazards
- Toxicological Profile
for Ethylene Oxide
- The Safe use of
Ethylene Oxide in Sterilization/Fumigation Processes
- Ethylene Oxide Health
and Safety Guide
Project
- Celanese Clearlake
Ethylene Oxide Reactor Revamp
- Ethylene Oxide (EtO)
Re-Registration Project
- Ethylene Oxide
Separation Design
- Ethylene Oxide
Purification
- Reduction
of Ethylene Oxide Potential Exposures
Material Safety
Data Sheet
- Ethylene Oxide
- Ethylene Oxide Safety
Data Sheet
- Rodeo TM Saddle
Soap
- Safety data for
ethylene oxide
- Substance safety data
sheet for ethylene oxide
Patent
- Ethylene oxide
catalyst
- Grafted poly (ethylene
oxide) compositions
- Method of Manufacturing
of Ethylene Oxide
- Flushable poly
(ethylene oxide) Films with balanced mechanical properties
- Production of Ethylene
Oxide
Report
- Men assigned to
ethylene oxide production or other ethylene oxide related chemical
manufacturing: a mortality study
- Priority Substances
List Assessment Report - Ethylene Oxide
- An Investigation of
Symptoms in Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Workers in Hospitals
- Detection of
Interstellar Ethylene Oxide (c-C2H.O)
- Engo Report on
Ethylene Oxide
- Hazard Assessment
Report - Ethylene oxide
Market
- Demand For Ethylene
Glycol And Ethylene Oxide Will Grow By Robust 6.5- 7 % A Year
- Ethylene Oxide/Ethylene
Glycol
- Ethylene Oxide -
Production, Import, Use and Disposal
- Ethylene
Oxide
- World consumption of
ethylene oxide
- Ethylene Oxide (EO)
Uses and Market Data
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