Ipropylene oxidelulwelo olungenambala noluselubala kunye nefomula yemolekyuli yeC3H6O. Iyanyibilika emanzini kwaye ineqondo lokubila elingu 94.5°C. Ipropylene oxide yikhemikhali esebenzayo enokuthi isebenze emanzini.

Xa ipropylene oxide idibana namanzi, ingena kwi-hydrolysis reaction ukuze yenze ipropylene glycol kunye nehydrogen peroxide. I-reaction equation imi ngolu hlobo lulandelayo:

C3H6O + H2O → C3H8O2 + H2O2

Inkqubo yokusabela i-exothermic, kwaye ubushushu obuveliswayo bunokubangela ukuba ubushushu besisombululo bunyuke ngokukhawuleza. Ukongeza, ipropylene oxide nayo ilula ukwenza i-polymerize phambi kwee-catalysts okanye ubushushu, kwaye iipolymers ezenziweyo azinyibiliki emanzini. Oku kunokukhokelela ekuhlukaneni kwesigaba kwaye kubangele ukuba amanzi ahlukane nenkqubo yokusabela.

Ipropylene oxide isetyenziswa njengento ekrwada yokudityaniswa kweemveliso ezahlukeneyo, ezifana ne-surfactants, i-lubricants, i-plasticizers, njl njl. Kwakhona isetyenziselwa ukunyibilikisa izinto zokucoca, izixhobo ze-textile, izithambiso, njl.

Ukongezelela, i-propylene oxide iphinda isetyenziswe kwimveliso yepropylene glycol, eyona nto ibalulekileyo ephakathi kwimveliso ye-polyester fiber, ifilimu, i-plasticizer, njl. Inkqubo yokuvelisa i-propylene glycol ibandakanya ukusetyenziswa kwe-propylene oxide njengento ekrwada, ekwafuneka ilawulwe ngokungqongqo kwinkqubo yokuvelisa ukuphepha ukudibanisa namanzi ukuze kuqinisekiswe imveliso ekhuselekileyo.

Isishwankathelo, ipropylene oxide inokusabela ngamanzi. Xa usebenzisa i-propylene oxide njengento eluhlaza kwi-synthesis okanye kwinkqubo yokuvelisa, kuyimfuneko ukubeka ingqalelo ekugcinweni kwayo okukhuselekileyo kunye nokuthutha ukuphepha ukudibanisa namanzi kunye nobungozi obunokhuseleko.