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Perchloroethylene Drum

Perchloroethylene 200L Perchloroethylene, also known as tetrachloroethylene, is a chlorocarbon with the formula Cl2C=CCl2. It is a colourless, volatile, non-flammable, liquid, chlorinated hydrocarbon with an ether-like odour that may emit toxic fumes of phosgene when exposed to sunlight or flames. British physicist and chemist Michael Faraday first synthesized tetrachloroethylene in 1821 by thermal decomposition of hexachloroethane. Most tetrachloroethylene is produced by high temperature chlorinolysis of light hydrocarbons. The method is related to Faraday's discovery since hexachloroethane is generated and thermally decomposes. Side products include carbon tetrachloride, hydrogen chloride, and hexachlorobutadiene. Perchloroethylene 200L is an excellent solvent for organic materials. Otherwise, it is volatile, highly stable, and non-flammable. For these reasons, it is widely used in dry cleaning. It is also used to degrease metal parts in the automotive and other metalworking industries, usually as a mixture with other chlorocarbons. It appears in a few consumer products including paint strippers and spot removers. It is also used in aerosol preparations. It is used in neutrino detectors where a neutrino interacts with a neutron in the chlorine atom and converts it to a proton to form argon.   Please click here to view our delivery information and costs.