It is an industrial chemical used as a surfactant but primarily for epoxy resin viscosity reduction.

Then epichlorohydrin is added slowly to control exotherm which results in the formation of the halohydrins.

[6] The waste products are water and sodium chloride and excess caustic soda.

[8] It is one of a family of glycidyl ethers available used for viscosity reduction of epoxy resins.

[13][14] The use of the diluent does effect mechanical properties and microstructure of epoxy resins.