Methylene Chloride Market - Global Industry Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis and Forecast 2015-2021
Methylene chloride is a colorless solvent with a mild, sweet odor. Methylene chloride also referred as dichloromethane (DCM).
Methylene chloride is a colorless solvent with a mild, sweet odor. Methylene chloride also referred as dichloromethane (DCM).
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<strong>Methylene</strong> <strong>Chloride</strong> <strong>Market</strong><br />
<strong>Methylene</strong> chloride is a colorless solvent with a mild, sweet odor. <strong>Methylene</strong> chloride also<br />
referred as dichloromethane (DCM). DCM can be manufactured by reaction with chlorine gas in<br />
distillation process. <strong>Methylene</strong> chloride does not occur naturally in the environment. It is used in<br />
various industrial processes such as pharmaceuticals, aerosols, paints <strong>and</strong> coatings, textiles, <strong>and</strong><br />
adhesives & solvents. <strong>Methylene</strong> chloride is also used in beverage industry to decaffeinate tea<br />
<strong>and</strong> coffee. As a result of methylene chloride’s powerful solvent action <strong>and</strong> stability, it is utilized<br />
in the extraction of naturally occurring heat sensitive substances such as caffeine, butter, hops,<br />
fats, <strong>and</strong> cocoa. <strong>Methylene</strong> chloride is used as an effective solvent in the extraction of various<br />
pharmaceutical compounds <strong>and</strong> in the production of many vitamins <strong>and</strong> antibiotics.<br />
The worldwide market for methylene chloride is growing at a rapid pace owing to increase in<br />
applications of methylene chloride as a solvent in various industries such as pharmaceuticals,<br />
adhesives & sealants, paints & coatings, textiles, <strong>and</strong> aerosols among others. <strong>Methylene</strong> chloride<br />
is also used in paint stripper <strong>and</strong> degreasers. Prolong exposure to methylene chloride offers the<br />
risk of many disorders <strong>and</strong> abnormalities. <strong>Methylene</strong> chloride exposure may occur by contact<br />
with skin or inhalation. <strong>Methylene</strong> chloride gives chloroform like effect. These health hazards
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