Rocket propellants with ethylene oxide

Ethylene oxide, C2H4O, is a multi-purpose industrial chemical used, among other things, as a rocket propellant. It can be prepared by reacting ethylene bromohydrin, C2H5OBr, with sodium hydroxide. 

Ethylene oxide, which is used as a rocket propellant, is formed from the reaction of ethylene gas with oxygen gas. 

Ethylene oxide also has a number of other important industrial uses, although the quantity used for such purposes is small compared to the uses mentioned above. For example, it is used as a rocket propellant because of its tendency to decompose easily with the release of large amounts of energy. It is also used as a sterilizing medium, particularly for the sterilization of surgical instruments and consumer products, such as spices and cosmetics. The compound is also used as a demulsifier in the petroleum industry. A demulsifier is a material that aids in the separation of the components of complex mixtures, like those handled in the processing of petroleum. Ethylene oxide is also used as a fumigant, which is a gas used to kill insects and other pests. 

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