CHEMICAL SPECIFICATIONS

CHEMICAL NAME

Poly (2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)

MOLECULAR FORMULA

–(C5H2NO)n

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER

25805-17-18

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE

Solid

APPEARANCE

Light yellow

pH

Neutral

VAPOR PRESSURE

6 mm Hg @ 20°C

VISCOSITY

2-80 cS

BOILING POINT

128.4°C @ 760 mm Hg

GLASS TEMPERATURE (TG)

69-71°C

DECOMPOSITION TEMPERATURE

>380°C

SOLUBILITY

Miscible in water

SPECIFIC GRAVITY/DENSITY

1.14 g/cm3

MOLECULAR WEIGHT

5,000 to 500,000

Aquazol®

PCI’s Advanced Water-Soluble Polymer

Aquazol is a high-performance water-soluble polymer – exclusively manufactured and distributed worldwide by PCI. It offers excellent water solubility and is also highly soluble in most polar, organic solvents. It is stable in weak acids and weak bases.

Aquazol possesses excellent thermal-processing capabilities and is one of the few water-soluble polymers that can be extruded.




Inventory/Regulatory Information

Products Aquazol

Regulatory

Listed on U.S. EPA Toxic Substances Control Act Inventory

Approved by FDA for use as an indirect food additive (adhesive) under 21 CFR 175.105

Mil-Spec for highly specialized ceramic binding

Not found to be in any hazard category defined by SARA Title III, Sections 311 and 312