What is the Production Process of Ethylene Glycol and its Relation to Polyester?

[Phy6explorer]

How is ethlyne glycol made or derived?Is polyester made from ethlyne glycol?

 

[Borek]

Both questions answered in wikipedia.

 

[Phy6explorer]

There is no presently existing page in Wikipedia about Ethlyne Glycol! Maybe because I typed in "Ethlyne Glycol".What did you type to get the answers,Borek?

 

[Borek]

Ethylene glycol

 

[Phy6explorer]

Thanks Borek! I realized that I had typed the wrong spelling as you will notice in the previous posts.Thanks!

 

[Phy6explorer]

Hey, what about di-ethylene glycol and tri-ethylene glycol? What is the difference between them? Are they just stronger ethylene glycols?

 

[Silex7]

hi there,..

simply ethylene glycol could be prepared as follwoing:

CH2=CH2 + O + 2H2O ----( KMNO4/ 0 cel.deg.)----> HOCH2-CH2OH

good luck

 

[Borek]

No, these are different compounds. Check wikipedia for all.

 

[Phy6explorer]

C'mon Borek let's have a nice discussion here.Let alone Wikipedia.Of course, your suggestion to visit Wikipedia is a very nice one, no doubt, but let's have discussion here.

Thanks for the correct spelling, Borek!

 

[chemisttree]

What exactly are you asking about diethylene and triethylene glycol? Are you unsure about the structures?