- Making many consumer products as well as non-consumer chemicals
Ethylene oxide is used in industry to make many consumer products as well as non-consumer chemical and intermediate. Ethylene oxide is essential or critical for manufacturers of detergents, thickeners, solvents, plastics, and various organic compounds such as ethyleneglycol, ethanolamine, simple and complex glycols, polyglycol ethers and other compounds.
- Sterilizer
In the field of medicine ethylene oxide is commonly used to sterilize surgical equipment, plastics, and other non-heat-resistant tools that can not be sterilized by hot steam
- Additional raw materials
Other uses of ethylene glycol are as additional raw materials for the manufacture of paints, brake fluids, solvents, alkyl resins, printing inks, ballpoint inks, foam stabilizers, cosmetics, and anti-freezing agents.
- Disinfectant materials
Disinfectants are chemical compounds that are toxic and have the ability to kill microorganisms exposed directly by disinfectants.
- Chemicals in the manufacture of textiles
Ethylene oxide is used mainly as a chemical intermediate in the manufacture of textiles, detergents, polyurethane foam, antifreeze, solvents, medicinals, adhesives, and other products.