Colorless liquid that is odorless or has a mild sweet odor. May float or sink in water.
Propylene glycol is used in the plastics industry for the manufacture of polyester fibers and alkyd resins. It is used as a main ingredient in automobile antifreeze and engine-cooling liquids and in brake and hydraulic fluids. It is used as a humectant in foods and cosmetics. It is used as a solvent for coloring or flavoring agents as well as in many oral, injectable or topical pharmaceuticals.
Hydraulic fluids, rubber lubricants, antifoam agents, intermediates in urethane foams, adhesives, coatings, elastomers, plasticizers, paint formula- tions, laboratory reagent.
For liquid products, we usually use galvanized iron drums or plastic drums.