Epichlorohydrinasearlyasin 1854byBerthelottreatedwithhydrochloric acidtabletsglycerol,the first to discoverand then uselyehydrolysis.Before and afterthe 1960s,inorder to meet thedevelopmentneedsoftheepoxy resin production, epichlorohydrinbegantoallyl chlorideasraw materialsasthemainproductproduction.At present,theindustrialproduction methodsepichlorohydrinpropylenehigh temperaturechlorinationand acetic acid, propylene carbonateand French.FormerShellcompanyby the United Statesin 1948for the first timesuccessfully developedandapplied to industrial production,more than90%oftheworldproduction ofepichlorohydrinusingthemethod.The latterby theformerSoviet Academy of Sciences, andJapan'sShowaDenkoweresuccessfully developedin1980s.