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Tetrachloroethylene CAS#127-18-4

Tetrachloroethylene CAS#127-18-4

Basic Information

Tetrachloroethylene
perchloroethylene
tetrachloroethene
PCE
PER
PERC
Cl₂C=CCl₂
colorless, volatile liquid; nonflammable

Tetrachloroethylene, also called perchloroethylene, tetrachloroethene, PCE, or PERC, is a colorless volatile nonflammable chlorinated liquid. Its solvent properties support dry-cleaning and textile processing, while its degreasing performance suits metal-part cleaning. It has also been used as a cooling and insulating liquid in electrical transformers and in other controlled industrial solvent operations.

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product description

Industrial Solvent Applications: Tetrachloroethylene is used as a solvent in dry cleaning, metal degreasing, and other industrial processes.


Physical Properties and Health Hazards: Tetrachloroethylene is a colorless, volatile, nonflammable liquid with a characteristic odor. Nonflammability does not eliminate its health hazards; exposure requires appropriate controls.


Thermal and Chemical Properties: Tetrachloroethylene is stable under specified storage and handling conditions. High temperatures and certain reactive substances can cause decomposition and the formation of hazardous products.


Industrial Production: Tetrachloroethylene is manufactured through chlorination and related processing routes involving hydrocarbon or chlorinated hydrocarbon feedstocks. Product quality is defined by grade-specific specifications.


Product Description of Tetrachloroethylene CAS#127-18-4

Tetrachloroethylene is a chlorinated hydrocarbon with the molecular formula Cl₂C=CCl₂, widely used as an industrial solvent and as a cooling and insulating liquid in electrical transformers. It appears as a colorless, volatile liquid with a mild ether-like odor and is nonflammable, providing enhanced safety in industrial environments.

Most tetrachloroethylene is produced through high-temperature chlorinolysis of light hydrocarbons, ensuring stable supply and consistent product quality for large-scale industrial applications.


Product Application of Tetrachloroethylene CAS#127-18-4

Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) is also known as perchloroethylene, tetrachloroethene, and 1,1,2,2- tetrachloroethene and is also commonly abbreviated to PER or PERC. Tetrachloroethylene is a volatile, chlorinated organic hydrocarbon that is widely used as a solvent in the dry-cleaning and textile-processing industries and as an agent for degreasing metal parts. It is an environmental contaminant that has been detected in the air, groundwater, surface waters, and soil (NRC, 2010).


Product Specifications

Parameters


Melting point-22 °C (lit.)
Boiling point121 °C (lit.)
density1.623 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
vapor density5.83 (vs air)
vapor pressure13 mm Hg ( 20 °C)
refractive indexn20/D 1.505(lit.)
Fp120-121°C
storage temp.Store at +2°C to +25°C.
solubilitywater: soluble0.15g/L at 25°C
formLiquid
colorAPHA: ≤10
Odorchloroform-like odor
Odor Threshold0.77ppm
Water SolubilityMiscible with alcohol, ether, chloroform, benzene and hexane. Slightly miscible with water.
FreezingPoint-22.0℃
λmaxλ: 290 nm Amax: 1.00
λ: 295 nm Amax: 0.30
λ: 300 nm Amax: ≤0.20
λ: 305 nm Amax: 0.10
λ: 350 nm Amax: 0.05
λ: 400 nm Amax: 0.03
Merck149,190
BRN1361721
Henry's Law Constant4.97 at 1.8 °C, 15.5 at 21.6 °C, 34.2 at 40.0 °C, 47.0 at 50 °C, 68.9 at 60 °C, 117.0 at 70 °C (EPICS-GC, Shimotori and Arnold, 2003)
Dielectric constant2.5(21℃)
Exposure limitsTLV-TWA 50 ppm (~325 mg/m3) (ACGIH), 100 ppm (MSHA and OSHA); TLV-STEL 200 ppm (ACGIH); carcinogenicity: Animal Limited Evidence.
Stability:Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, alkali metals, aluminium, strong bases.
LogP2.53 at 20℃
CAS DataBase Reference127-18-4(CAS DataBase Reference)
IARC2A (Vol. Sup 7, 63, 106) 2014
NIST Chemistry ReferenceTetrachloroethylene(127-18-4)
EPA Substance Registry SystemTetrachloroethylene (127-18-4)
ECETOC JACC REPORTTetrachloroethylene (127-18-4)


Safety Information


Hazard CodesXn,N,T,F
Risk Statements40-51/53-23/25-11-39/23/24/25-23/24/25
Safety Statements23-36/37-61-45-24-16-7
RIDADRUN 1897 6.1/PG 3
WGK Germany3
RTECSKX3850000
Autoignition Temperature260℃
TSCAYes
HazardClass6.1
PackingGroupIII
HS Code29032300
Hazardous Substances Data127-18-4(Hazardous Substances Data)
ToxicityLD50 orally in mice: 8.85 g/kg (Dybing); LC for mice in air: 5925 ppm (Lazarew)
IDLA150 ppm


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