IP & E APPLICATION
PROPYLENE OXIDE ( PO ) PRODUCTION
PO is an important intermediate for the manufacture of propylene glycol , which can be used as an antifreeze agent or to create polyurethane plastics .
It can be manufactured through hydrochlorination – converting propene to propylene chlorohydrin and then dechlorinating – or , more commonly , through oxidation of propylene with an organic peroxide . Both methods require gas analysis for safety and aquality control .
Manufacturing propylene oxide through the oxidation process requires oxygen levels to be monitored in the oxidation reactor for quality and safety .
This analysis must be performed under hazardous conditions , since propylene oxide is volatile and highly flammable .
KEY SOLUTIONS
SERVOTOUGH Oxy 1900
The SERVOTOUGH Oxy 1900 delivers accurate measurements of oxygen in the oxidation reactor . This hazardous area device provides safety-enhanced oxygen analysis , using stable , non-depleting Paramagnetic sensing technology . A heated sample compartment provides unrivalled stability and simplified sampling .
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