Knowra 1,2-Dichloroethane 1,2-Dichloroethane 1,2-Dichloroethane, also called ethylene dichloride, is a colorless, flammable organochlorine liquid used chiefly to produce vinyl chloride, the precursor to PVC.
Thermal cracking : Thermal cracking breaks chemical bonds by heating compounds, often producing smaller molecules. Heating 1,2-dichloroethane eliminates hydrogen chloride and forms vinyl chloride.
Polyvinyl chloride : Polyvinyl chloride is a widely used plastic polymer made from vinyl chloride monomers. Most 1,2-dichloroethane is converted through vinyl chloride into this polymer.
Carcinogen : A carcinogen is an agent capable of causing cancer in humans or animals. IARC classifies 1,2-dichloroethane as possibly carcinogenic to humans.
1,1-Dichloroethane : 1,1-Dichloroethane is an ethane derivative with both chlorine atoms attached to the same carbon. Unlike 1,2-dichloroethane, its chlorine atoms occupy one carbon rather than adjacent carbons.
Vinyl chloride : Vinyl chloride is a gaseous organochlorine compound used mainly to make polyvinyl chloride. It is the principal product made by cracking 1,2-dichloroethane.
Ethylene dichloride process : The ethylene dichloride process makes vinyl chloride by thermally cracking 1,2-dichloroethane. It is the compound’s dominant industrial use.
Groundwater contamination : Groundwater contamination is the presence of pollutants in water beneath Earth’s surface. Leaked 1,2-dichloroethane can reach groundwater and persist there.
Chloroethane : Chloroethane is a one-chlorine derivative of ethane, also known as ethyl chloride. It has one chlorine atom, whereas 1,2-dichloroethane has two.
Hydrogen chloride : Hydrogen chloride is a colorless, pungent gas that forms hydrochloric acid when dissolved in water. It is released alongside vinyl chloride during 1,2-dichloroethane cracking.
Vinyl chloride monomer process : The vinyl chloride monomer process produces vinyl chloride, principally by cracking 1,2-dichloroethane. This industrial process consumes the compound on a large scale.
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