Used as solvent, extractant, desiccant, etc. It is used as an excellent dehydrating agent for natural gas, oilfield associated gas and carbon dioxide; used as a solvent for nitrocellulose, rubber, resin, grease, paint, pesticide, etc.; air disinfectant; triethylene glycol lipid plasticizer for polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate resin, glass fiber and asbestos pressed board, etc.; tobacco anti-drying agent, fiber lubricant and natural gas desiccant; also used in organic synthesis, such as the production of brake oil with high boiling point and good low temperature performance. It is used as a gas chromatography stationary liquid and a solvent for nitrocellulose and various resins. It is also used in organic synthesis, gas chromatography stationary liquid (maximum operating temperature 100°C, solvent acetone, methanol), suitable for aqueous solution analysis, with selectivity similar to polyethylene glycol, suitable for the analysis of oxygen-containing compounds, especially alcohols, aniline, fatty amines, pyridine and quinoline. Solvent for nitrocellulose, various resins and gums.
