ETHYLENE DI CHLORIDE EDC
Ethylene dichloride (EDC), is a chlorinated hydrocarbon. It is a colourless liquid with a chloroform-like odour. The most common use of 1,2-dichloroethane is in the production of vinyl chloride, which is used to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, furniture and automobile upholstery, wall coverings, housewares, and automobile parts. 1,2-Dichloroethane is also used generally as an intermediate for other organic chemical compounds, and as a solvent. It forms azeotropes with many other solvents, including water (at a boiling point of 70.5 °C or 158.9 °F or 343.6 K) and other chlorocarbons.
| PRODUCT NAME | : | ETHYLENEDICHLORIDE |
| CAS number | : | 107-06-2 |
| UN number | : | 1184 |
| Formula | : | CH2CICH2CI |
| Odour | : | CHOLOROFORM LIKE |
| Solubility in water | : | SLIGHT |
| Density | : | 1.255 at 20 oC |
| Boiling point | : | 84 oC |
| Melting point | : | -36 oC |
| Viscosity | : | |
| Flashpoint | : | 13 oC |
| Explosive limits | : | 6.2 – 16 Vol% |
| Vapour pressure | : | 87 mbar at 20 oC |
| Skin absorption/irritation | : | YES |
| TLV Country NL Year 1995 | : | 50 ppm 200 mg/m3 |
| Pollution category 1994 | : | B |
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ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE |
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Test |
Unit |
Results |
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Appearance |
- |
Colourless Clear Liquid |
|
Moisture |
ppm |
<200 |
|
Acidity as HCL |
ppm |
<10 |
|
Iron |
ppm |
<1.0 |
|
Non Volatile Residue |
ppm |
<100 |
|
Free Chlorine |
ppm |
NIL |
|
Light ends |
ppm |
<500 |
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Heavy ends |
ppm |
<1250 |
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1 : 2 EDC |
% |
>99.85 |
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1,2-Dichloroethane is toxic (especially by inhalation due to its high vapour pressure), highly flammable, and possibly carcinogenic. Its high solubility and 50-year half-life in anoxic aquifers make it a perennial pollutant and health risk that is very expensive to treat conventionally, requiring a method of bioremediation.
