Tetrachloroethylene; perchloroethylene; perc; PCE; Perchloroethelene

Description:
Perchloroethylene is a colorless liquid with a sharp smell, an organochlorine solvent. Does not burn, does not support burning, does not explode. It is almost insoluble in water; easily mixed with organic solvents such as ethyl and methyl alcohol, acetic acid, propanol, butanol, ethylene glycol, etc. It is widely used in dry cleaning and degreasing of metals. Tetrachloroethylene is the most stable compound of all chlorine derivatives of ethane and ethylene. It is a solvent for oils, fats, wax and the like. It is resistant to hydrolysis and contributes less to corrosion than other chlorine-containing solvents.