Bio-Propilen®
plant-based propylene glycol from completely renewable sources
Composition, quality, properties =
standard propylene glycol
However, its carbon footprint
85% smaller than newly produced hydrocarbon-based propylene glycol
IUPAC name: Propane-1,2-diol
Synonyms: monopropylene glycol, 1,2-dihydroxypropane, methylethylene glycol 1,2-dihydroxypropane, methylethylene glycol
EC #: 200-338-0
CAS #: 57-55-6
Molecular formula: C3H8O2
REACH Registration Number: 01-2119456809-23-0012
Quality Categories: Technical and USP (US Pharmacopoeia)
SUSTAINABLE PROPYLENE GLYCOL-BASED HEAT TRANSFER LIQUID
Plant-based propylene glycol from a completely renewable source keeps the carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted during their application in a circular system, mainly due to the re-absorption effect of the plants that serve as their raw materials.
85% LOWER CLIMATE IMPACT
The production of our product, Bio-Propilen® emits by 85% less carbon dioxide than the currently general propylene glycol-based heat transfer liquids from hydrocarbon sources (Ecoinvent - ISO14040 / 14044).
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
The circular economy covers circular processes of efficient reuse of resources, materials and products. In this concept, the life of products and materials is extended as much as possible, and waste is reduced to a minimum level.
The European Union intends to promote the initial phase of this new type of economic model with great vigor, with ideas (tax relief and carbon duty) that will help to spread this approach as soon as possible in the field of chemicals used in industrial quantities .
MPG dilution table (freezing point °C / concentration %)
Sustainability summary:
Most common production process
Hydrolysis
Vegetable oils (crops)
Glycerol
Hydrogenolysis
Raw
propylene glycol
Fractional distillation
Standard propylene glycol
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - Per 1 tonne (T) :
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Based on Ecoinvent database and ISO 14040/14044 standards (From raw material extraction to the end of the production process)
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Carbon footprint = ∿ 550 kg CO2 eq / T , which is approximately equal to (US EPA data):
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∿ 2264 km travel (car)
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∿ consuming 243 liters of petrol
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∿ burning 606 kg of black coal
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∿ 0.9 month-long energy consumption of an average European household
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∿ burning 1.3 barrels of oil
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Carbon neutralization of this quantity would require at least:
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∿ Development of 9 seedlings over 10 years
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∿ One-year-long carbon sequestration capacity of 0.25 hectare forest
Life cycle:
1
+ CO2
2
+ CO2
3
+ CO2
4
+ CO2
5
crop production
production process
transportation - logistics
application
incineration / leakage
- CO2
With sustainability and the protection of our environment in mind, choose the most climate-friendly glycol-based heat transfer liquids currently available on the market:
... and in case of used glycol, ask for our regeneration services!