Butyl Cellosolve, Amber Glass Bottle, 500mL - Single Unit

Butyl CELLOSOLVE Solvent
Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether
(Formerly known as DOWANOL* EB Glycol Ether)

An excellent solvent widely used in coatings and cleaner applications, including many directed to consumer markets

Introduction
Butyl CELLOSOLVE™ Solvent offers superior performance in many hard-surface cleaners and related cleaning formulations. Mineral oils, water and soaps are miscible with Butyl CELLOSOLVE Solvent. This product is widely employed as a coupling agent to stabilize immiscible ingredients in industrial metal cleaners, in vapor degreasers, in the clarification of oil-water dispersions, and in the formulation of concentrated liquid cleaners. In fabric cleaners, Butyl CELLOSOLVE Solvent assists in removing water-soluble stains and aids in brightening the colors of garments. It improves penetrating and wetting action of phosphoric acid-type rust removers. Butyl CELLOSOLVE Solvent heightens gloss, improves flow-out and prevents orange-peel formation in lacquers, conventional and high solid coatings.

Suggested applications

• Active solvent for solvent-based coatings.
• Coalescent for industrial water-based coatings.
• Coupling agent for architectural water-borne coatings.
• Coupling agent and solvent in household and industrial cleaners, rust removers, hard surface cleaners, and disinfectants.
• Primary solvent in solvent-based silk screen printing inks.
• Coupling agent for resins and dyes in water-based printing inks.
• Deactivator, stabilizer for agricultural pesticides.
  

Features

• Powerful solvency
• Coupling ability
• Coalescing ability
• Moderate evaporation rate
• High dilution ratio
• Wide range of applications

Physical properties † Molecular weight (g/mol) 118.2 Boiling point 340°F 171°C Flash point 149°F 65°C Freezing point -107°F -77°C Vapor pressure@ 20°C - extrapolated 0.66 mmHg 0.89 mbar Specific gravity (25/25°C) 0.901 Density @ 20°C 7.53 lb/gal 0.902 g/cm3 @ 25°C 7.49 lb/gal 0.898 g/cm3 Viscosity (cP or mPa·s @ 25°C) 2.9 Surface tension (dynes/cm or mN/m @ 25°C) 27.4 Specific heat (J/g/°C @ 25°C) 2.38 Heat of vaporization (J/g) at normal boiling point 348 Net heat of combustion (kJ/g) - predicted @ 25°C 30.0 Autoignition temperature 471°F 244°C Evaporation rate (n-butyl acetate = 1.0) 0.079 (diethyl ether = 1.0) 154 Solubility, g/100 g @ 25°C Solvent in water Water in solvent Hansen solubility parameters (J/cm3)1/2 d (Dispersion) 16.0 p (Polar) 5.1 h (Hydrogen bonding) 12.3 Flammable limits (vol.% in air) Lower (measured @ 170°C) 1.13 Upper (measured @ 180°C) 10.60

† The physical property data listed here are considered to be typical properties, not specifications.

Classification/Registry Numbers ** CAS Number 111-76-2 AICS (Australia) 111-76-2 DSL (Canada) 111-76-2 ECL (Korea) 2-519 EINECS (EU) 203-905-0 MITI (Japan) 2-407 TSCA (U.S.) 111-76-2

** NOTE: Classifications apply only to this glycol ether product. It is the responsibility of the formulator to ensure that the final finished product complies with the regulations of a given country prior to its sale or distribution in that country.