PO (Propylene Oxide) Production Cost Reports

PO (Propylene Oxide) production cost report provides a comprehensive analysis and know-how for setting up a PO (Propylene Oxide) production plant. The study covers all the requisite aspects that one needs to know for the production of PO (Propylene Oxide). This includes manufacturing processes, raw material requirements, utility requirements, infrastructure requirements, machinery and technology requirements, manpower requirements, packaging requirements, transportation requirements, etc.

PO (Propylene Oxide) (C3H6O), previously known as 2-methyl oxirane, is a low-boiling liquid which has a broad range of commercial applicability.

PO is a synthetic, volatile, and highly flammable liquid that looks clear and colourless in appearance. It is soluble in water and also dissolves with several organic solvents. Its long-term skin contact can lead to delayed burns. It has vapours heavier than air. Acute exposure and inhalation of the compound's vapours can cause coughing, respiratory tract irritation, difficulty in breathing (dyspnea) and fluid buildup in the lungs (pulmonary edema), which can cause pneumonia. Other side effects of its inhalation are motor weakness, headache, coma, incoordination, and ataxia. It has an ethereal odour. Propylene oxide’s respective melting, flash, and boiling points are 34 °C, -35 °F and 95 °F. Its molar mass is 58.08 g/mol, and its density is 6.9 lb./gal. It is soluble in water with a water solubility of 425 g/L (20 °C). It is flammable in a broad range of vapour-air concentrations. It's also classed as a Group B2, probable human carcinogen.

PO (Propylene Oxide) is primarily employed as a chemical intermediate for the production of propylene glycol and polyethers (which are the main elements in polyurethane foams) which is driving the market growth. It is used as an excipient, antifreeze, in cosmetics and de-icing systems, which further boost the market demand. It finds use as a fumigant and as a detergent, dipropylene glycol and glycol ethers, as herbicides, as solvents, surfactants and oil demulsifiers.

It is also propelled by its use as a lubricant and as a plastic medical instruments. Its widely known owing to its excellent chemical properties, making it a universal reagent and an extremely reactive chemical which is used as a key raw material in the production of several commercial materials.