1. Woziziritsira ndi kutumiza kutentha:Kugwiritsa ntchito kwakukulu kwa ethylene glycol kumakhala ngati antifreeze wothandizira muzoziziritsa mwachitsanzo, magalimoto ndi makina oziziritsira mpweya.
2. Anti-freeze:Amagwiritsidwa ntchito ngati madzi otsekemera opangira ma windshields ndi ndege, ngati antifreeze mu injini zamagalimoto.
3. Kalambulabwalo wa ma polima:M'makampani apulasitiki, ethylene glycol ndi kalambulabwalo wofunikira wa ulusi wa polyester ndi utomoni.Polyethylene terephthalate, yomwe imagwiritsidwa ntchito popanga mabotolo apulasitiki a zakumwa zoziziritsa kukhosi, imakonzedwa kuchokera ku ethylene glycol.
4. Dehydrating agent:Amagwiritsidwa ntchito m'makampani a gasi kuti achotse mpweya wamadzi ku gasi wachilengedwe musanayambe kukonza.
5. Kuletsa kwa Hydrate:Ntchito ziletsa mapangidwe gasi clathrates (hydrates).