I-Propylene oxide, eyaziwa ngokuba yi-PO, yikhemikhali yekhemikhali enezicelo ezininzi kushishino nakubomi bemihla ngemihla. Yimolekyuli enekhabhoni ezintathu eneathom yeoksijini edityaniswe kwikhabhoni nganye. Esi sakhiwo esiyingqayizivele sinika ipropylene oxide iimpawu zayo ezikhethekileyo kunye nokuguquguquka.

Enye yezona zinto ziqhelekileyo zokusetyenziswa kwepropylene oxide kukuveliswa kwe-polyurethane, into eguquguqukayo kwaye iguquguquke kakhulu. I-Polyurethane isetyenziswa kuluhlu olubanzi lwezicelo, kubandakanywa ukugquma, ukupakishwa kwegwebu, i-upholstery, kunye neengubo. I-PO iphinda isetyenziswe njengesixhobo sokuqala ukuveliswa kwezinye iikhemikhali, ezifana nepropylene glycol kunye ne-polyether polyols.

Kwishishini lamachiza, ipropylene oxide isetyenziswa njenge-solvent kunye ne-reactant kwimveliso yamachiza ahlukeneyo. Ikwasetyenziswa njenge-co-monomer kwimveliso ye-polymerized ethylene glycol, ethi ke isetyenziswe ukwenza imicu ye-polyester kunye ne-antifreeze.

Ukongeza ekusebenziseni kwishishini, ipropylene oxide inezicelo ezininzi kubomi bemihla ngemihla. Isetyenziswa njengemathiriyeli ekrwada xa kuveliswa izicoci zasemakhaya, izicoci kunye nezicoci. Ikwasetyenziswa ekuveliseni iimveliso zokhathalelo lomntu ezinje ngeeshampu, iiconditioners, kunye nezinto zokuthambisa. I-PO sisithako esibalulekileyo kwiimveliso ezininzi zorhwebo kunye nezekhaya ngenxa yokukwazi ukunyibilikisa ngokufanelekileyo ukungcola kunye nokunye ukungcola.

Ipropylene oxide ikwasetyenziswa kwimveliso yezongezo zokutya kunye neziqholo. Isetyenziselwa ukugcina kunye nencasa yoluhlu olubanzi lokutya, kubandakanya iziselo, iziqholo, kunye namashwamshwam. Incasa yayo emnandi kunye neempawu zogcino zenza ukuba ibe sisithako esibalulekileyo kwiimveliso ezininzi zokutya.

Nangona ukusetyenziswa kwayo okubanzi, ipropylene oxide kufuneka iphathwe ngononophelo ngenxa yokutsha kwayo kunye netyhefu. Ukuvezwa kwiindawo eziphezulu ze-PO kunokubangela ukucaphuka kwamehlo, ulusu kunye nenkqubo yokuphefumla. Ikwayi-carcinogenic kwaye kufuneka iphathwe ngononophelo olukhulu.

Ukuqukumbela, ipropylene oxide yikhemikhali ebalulekileyo edlala indima ebalulekileyo kushishino nakubomi bemihla ngemihla. Ubume bayo obukhethekileyo bunika ukuguquguquka kwizicelo ezininzi, ukusuka kwimveliso ye-polyurethane kunye nezinye iipolymers ukuya kwizicoci zendlu kunye nezongezo zokutya. Nangona kunjalo, kufuneka iphathwe ngononophelo ngenxa yetyhefu kunye nokutsha kwayo. Ikamva libukeka liqaqambile kwipropylene oxide njengoko izicelo ezitsha ziqhubeka nokufunyanwa, okwenza kube ngumdlali ophambili kwihlabathi lemichiza.