Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Chemical Name
- Tilley Product Number
- Base Chemicals Functions
- CASE Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Chemical Structure
Applications & Uses
- Base Chemicals End Uses
- Applications
A solvent for flavors, extracts, drugs, and food antioxidants: a heat transfer medium; an emollient and humectant for tobacco products, baked goods, coconut, cellophane, cork, adhesives, and paper products; a lubricant and mold inhibitor for food processing equipment; a humectant for pet food.
Properties
- Color (Properties)
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Substantially free of suspended matter
- Sales Specifications
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Acidity (Acetic Acid) max. 0.002 wt.% - Arsenic Content max. 1 ppm - Boiling Range (Dew Point) max. 189 °C ASTM Boiling Range (Initial Boiling Point) min. 185 °C ASTM Chloride Content max. 0.005 ppm - Color max. 0.5 Pt-Co - Diethylene Glycol Content max. 10 area % - Ethylene Glycol Content 0.1 area % - Flash Point 212 °F - Freezing Point max. - 76 °C - Identification Test A (infrared scan) 0.1 - - Infrared Spectroscopy max. 5.0 - - Molecular Weight 76 - - Purity min. 99.5 % - Refractive Index (at 20°C) 1.4310 - 1.4330 - - Solubility in Water min. 10 % - Specific Gravity (at 25/25°C) 1.0350 - 1.0370 - - Sulfate Content max. 60 ppm - Vapor Pressure (at 20°C) max. 1 mmHg - Viscosity (at 20°C) 60 cPs - Water Content max. 0.2 wt.% - Weight (at 20°C) 8.64 lb/gal -
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 2 years
- Shelf Life and Storage Condition
PROPYLENE GLYCOL USP - HUNTSMAN should retain its conformance to sales specifications for a period of at least two years after shipment, if the product is stored at less than 100° Fahrenheit in its undamaged, unopened, factory packaged container.