I-Propylene oxide, evame ukubizwa ngokuthi i-PO, iyinhlanganisela yamakhemikhali enezicelo eziningi embonini nempilo yansuku zonke. I-molecule ye-carbon-3 ene-athomu yomoya-mpilo exhunywe kukhabhoni ngayinye. Lesi sakhiwo esiyingqayizivele sinikeza i-propylene oxide izakhiwo zayo eziyingqayizivele kanye nokuhlukahluka.

Enye yezinto ezisetshenziswa kakhulu i-propylene oxide ukukhiqizwa kwe-polyurethane, into eguquguqukayo futhi evumelana nezimo kakhulu. I-Polyurethane isetshenziswa ezinhlobonhlobo zezicelo, kufaka phakathi ukufakwa kwe-insulation, ukupakishwa kwegwebu, i-upholstery, ne-coatings. I-PO iphinde isetshenziswe njengento yokuqala ukukhiqizwa kwamanye amakhemikhali, njenge-propylene glycol nama-polyether polyols.

Embonini yezemithi, i-propylene oxide isetshenziswa njenge-solvent kanye ne-reactant ekukhiqizeni izidakamizwa ezihlukahlukene. Ibuye isetshenziswe njenge-co-monomer ekukhiqizeni i-polymerized ethylene glycol, esetshenziselwa ukwenza imicu ye-polyester kanye ne-antifreeze.

Ngokungeziwe ekusebenziseni kwayo embonini, i-propylene oxide inezinhlelo eziningi zokusebenza ekuphileni kwansuku zonke. Isetshenziswa njengempahla eluhlaza ekukhiqizweni kwezihlanzi zasendlini, okokuhlanza, nezihlanzisi. Ibuye isetshenziswe ekukhiqizeni imikhiqizo yokunakekelwa komuntu siqu njengama-shampoos, ama-conditioner, nama-lotions. I-PO iyisithako esibalulekile emikhiqizweni eminingi yezentengiso neyendlu ngenxa yekhono layo lokuncibilikisa ukungcola nokunye ukungcola.

I-Propylene oxide nayo isetshenziswa ekukhiqizeni izithasiselo zokudla kanye nama-flavour. Isetshenziselwa ukulondoloza nokunambitha izinhlobonhlobo zokudla, okuhlanganisa iziphuzo, ama-condiments, nama-snacks. Ukunambitheka kwayo okumnandi kanye nezakhiwo zokulondoloza kuyenza ibe isithako esibalulekile emikhiqizweni eminingi yokudla.

Naphezu kokusetshenziswa kwayo okubanzi, i-propylene oxide kufanele iphathwe ngokucophelela ngenxa yokuvutha kwayo kanye nobuthi. Ukuchayeka ekugxiliseni okuphezulu kwe-PO kungabangela ukucasuka kwamehlo, isikhumba, nesistimu yokuphefumula. Iphinde ibe ne-carcinogenic futhi kufanele iphathwe ngokuqapha okukhulu.

Sengiphetha, i-propylene oxide iyikhemikhali ebalulekile edlala indima ebalulekile embonini nempilo yansuku zonke. Isakhiwo sayo esiyingqayizivele siyinikeza ukuguquguquka kwezinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi, kusukela ekukhiqizeni i-polyurethane namanye ama-polymers kuya kubahlanzi basendlini kanye nezithasiselo zokudla. Kodwa-ke, kufanele iphathwe ngokucophelela ngenxa yobuthi bayo nokuvutha. Ikusasa libukeka liqhakazile nge-propylene oxide njengoba izinhlelo zokusebenza ezintsha ziqhubeka nokutholwa, okuyenza ibe ngumdlali oyinhloko emhlabeni wamakhemikhali.