Plant-Based vs Petro-Based Epichlorohydrin (ECH): Epoxy Resin Feedstock
Plant-based and petro-based epichlorohydrin (ECH) remain chemically identical as an epoxy resin feedstock: the molecule is 1,2-epoxy-3-chloropropane, CAS 106-89-8, molecular weight 92.52 g/mol, boiling point 116.1°C at 101.3 kPa, and density 1.18 g/cm³ at 20°C. The distinction between glycerol-derived and propylene-derived ECH is therefore expressed in renewable carbon fraction, trace...
