Applications in Various Industries:
- Industrial Use: Used as a solvent in the production of specialty chemicals and lubricants.
Employed as a humectant in the manufacture of textiles and paper products. - Chemical Industry: Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of surfactants and polymers.
- Consumer Products: Found in some industrial cleaning agents and hydraulic fluids.
Where is HEG Found?
- Natural Sources: Not naturally occurring; it is a synthetic compound.
- Industrial Production: Produced by the ethoxylation of ethylene glycol with additional ethylene oxide units.
- Consumer Products: Found in specialty chemicals, lubricants, and industrial formulations.