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VYNOVA Vinyl Chloride

CAS Number
75-01-4
EC Number
200-831-0
Chemical Name
Chloroethene

Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) is a key intermediate to produce PVC resins.

Product families

Applications

Industrial — Chemical & Industrial Manufacturing
  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • Resin Manufacturing

Product Families

Base Chemicals & Intermediates — Monomers & Oligomers
  • Vinyls Vinylics & Vinyl Derivatives

Other characteristics

Synonyms

Chloroethylene, Ethylene Monochloride, Monochloroethene, Monochloroethylene, Monovinyl Chloride, Vinyl Chloride

Purity (Assay)
99.98 - 99.98 %
Markets
Industrial
Technology
Base Chemicals & Intermediates
Base Chemicals End Uses
PVC Resins
Known For

VCM (Vinyl Chloride Monomer) is almost exclusively used for the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

Technical data

Table 1 of 1

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CharacteristicValueUnit
Iron (Fe) Contentmax. 1ppm w/w
Acidity (as HCL)max. 1mg/kg
Water Contentmax. 100mg/kg
Methyl Chloride Contentmax. 80mg/kg
Ethyl Chloride Contentmax. 50mg/kg
Puritymin. 99.98% w/w
Vapour pressure (at -20 °C)78.0kPa
Boiling point-13.0°C
Melting point-154.0°C
Density (liquid, at -20°C)983.0kg/m³
Density (liquid, at 20°C)911.0kg/m³
Molar Mass62.5g/mol

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