Trichlorethylene has a wide range of applications and the industry maintains a steady development trend

Trichlorethylene, also known as trichloroethylene and plate washing water, has a chemical formula of C2HCl3. It is an organic compound generated by replacing three hydrogen atoms in the ethylene molecule with chlorine. Trichlorethylene appears as a colorless and transparent liquid with an aromatic odor. It is easily soluble in most organic solvents such as ether and ethanol, but is insoluble in water. Trichlorethylene is volatile and flammable and is widely used in industrial fields.

The production methods of trichlorethylene include direct chlorination of ethylene, oxychlorination of ethylene and acetylene. The direct chlorination method of ethylene refers to the direct chlorination of ethylene to produce a mixture of pentachloroethane and tetrachloroethane, and then uses gas phase cracking to produce trichlorethylene; the ethylene oxychlorination method refers to using oxygen, chlorine and ethylene as raw materials , trichlorethylene is made under the action of a catalyst; the acetylene method uses chlorine and acetylene as the main raw materials, adds carbon tetrachloride for dilution, and then undergoes catalysis, rough distillation, rectification and other processes to obtain trichlorethylene. The price of raw materials for this method Higher and therefore less useful.

According to the “2022-2027 China Trichlorethylene Product Market Analysis Feasibility Research Report released by the Industrial Research Center, my country’s three The vinyl chloride industry started late. In the early 1970s, Jinhua Chemical used the acetylene method to produce trichlorethylene for the first time. After years of development, trichlorethylene as a chemical intermediate has continued to grow in market penetration. In terms of price, thanks to the sufficient supply of raw materials and the increasing operating rate of enterprises, my country’s spot supply of trichlorethylene can basically meet market demand, and its market price remains stable. In September 2021, the average market price of trichlorethylene in my country reached 13,500.0 yuan/ton, a year-on-year increase of 0.7%.

Trichlorethylene is used in a wide range of applications, including medicine, pesticides, metal degreasing lotions, resins, coatings, etc. In the field of medicine, tetrachlorethylene can be prepared from trichlorethylene as raw material, which is mainly used to produce anthelmintic drugs. Trichlorethylene can be absorbed by the human body through the skin and respiratory tract, and has a strong inhibitory effect on the central nervous system. It can be used clinically It is used as a cumulative anesthetic; in the field of pesticides, trichlorethylene can be used to produce pesticide products such as dimethoate and trichlorfon. Benefiting from strong downstream demand, my country’s trichlorethylene market continues to expand.

my country’s leading trichlorethylene companies include Zhejiang Juhua Co., Ltd., Shandong Binhua Group, Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical, Yibin Tianyuan Group, etc. Juhua Co., Ltd. ranks as the leader in my country’s chlor-alkali industry. The company has a trichlorethylene production capacity of 100,000 tons.

Industry analysts said that trichlorethylene, as a segmented product in the chlor-alkali industry, is widely used in many fields such as medicine, chemicals, and pesticides. As market demand is gradually released, the future development prospects of the industry will continue to improve. my country’s trichlorethylene industry started late, but it is developing rapidly, and spot supply can basically meet market demand. With the technological innovation of leading enterprises, the concentration of my country’s trichlorethylene industry will continue to increase.