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CAS NO:112-34-5
EC NO:203-961-6
A slow-evaporating, hydrophilic glycol ether with excellent coalescing and coupling power that offers strong solvency and chemical stability for a broad array of household products.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent has a vapor pressure that qualifies it as an exempt VOC (volatile organic compound) under the California Air Resources Board and U.S. EPA criteria for both consumer and commercial cleaning product applications. Other functional characteristics include, readily biodegradable and US EPA Inerts listed for non food use.
Uses:
-Household and Industrial cleaning formulations
-Latex coalescent in water-based architectural and industrial coatings
-Coupling agent and solvent in household and industrial cleaners
-Primary solvent in solvent-based silk screen printing inks
-Coupling solvent for resins and dyes in water-based printing inks
-Solvent for textile dyeing and printing
-Coalescent for latex adhesives
-Deactivator, stabilizer for agricultural pesticides
Benefits:
-100% water soluble
-Good coalescing and coupling properties
-High dilution ratio
-Low viscosity
-Good for removing soap scum and oily soils
-Excellent solvency
-Great chemical stability
-Compatible with water and a number of organic solvents
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent by Dow Chemical is a diethylene glycol monobutyl ether. Acts as a slow-evaporating, hydrophilic glycol based solvent. Used as latex coalescent in water-based architectural and industrial coatings, primary solvent in solvent-based silk screen printing inks, coupling solvent for resins and dyes in water-based printing inks, solvent for ball point and felt tip pen inks, and textile dyeing and printing.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent offers high dilution ratio and low evaporation rate.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is a type of glycol ether, colorless liquid with a sweet, ether-like odour.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent also can be considered as slower-evaporating analog of ethylene glycol monobutyl ether.
∞ 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 solvent for resins and dyes in water-based printing inks
∞ Solvent for ball point and felt tip pen inks, and textile dyeing and printing
∞ Coalescent for latex adhesives
∞ Deactivator and stabilizer for agricultural pesticides
∞ Diluent in hydraulic brake fluid applications
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is a slow-evaporating, hydrophilic glycol ether with excellent coalescing and coupling power.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent can be considered a slower-evaporating analog of Butyl CELLOSOLVE glycol ether.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent can be used in combination with Butyl CELLOSOLVE glycol ether to lower the evaporation rate and increase the hydrophobicity of the solvent package. In addition, Butyl CARBITOL glycol ether offers 100% water solubility.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is an organic compound, one of several glycol ether solvents.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is a colorless liquid with a low odour and high boiling point.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is mainly used as a solvent for paints and varnishes in the chemical industry, household detergents, brewing chemicals and textile processing.
Production and Use
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is produced by the reaction of ethylene oxide and n-butanol with an alkalic catalyst.
In pesticide products, Butyl CARBITOL Solvent acts as an inert ingredient as a deactivator for formulation before the crop emerges from the soil and as a stabilizer.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is also a chemical intermediate for the synthesis of diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate, diethylene glycol dibutyl ether, and piperonyl acetate, and as a solvent in high baked enamels.
Other applications of Butyl CARBITOL Solvent are as a dispersant for vinyl chloride resins in organosols, a diluent for hydraulic brake fluids, and a mutual solvent for soap, oil, and water in household cleaners. The textile industry uses Butyl CARBITOL Solvent as a wetting-out solution.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is also a solvent for nitrocellulose, oils, dyes, gums, soaps, and polymers.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is also used as coupling solvent in liquid cleaners, cutting fluids, and textile auxiliaries.
In the printing industry, Butyl CARBITOL Solvent applications include: solvent in lacquers, paints, and printing inks; high boiling point solvent to improve gloss and flow properties; and used as a solubilizer in mineral oil products.
Properties:
Chemical formula: C8H18O3
Molar mass: 162.229 g·mol−1
Appearance: colourless clear liquid
Density: 0.954 g/cm3
Melting point: −68 °C (−90 °F; 205 K)
Boiling point: 230 °C (446 °F; 503 K)
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is a slow-evaporating, hydrophilic glycol ether with excellent coalescing and coupling power that can be combined with Butyl CARBITOL Solvent to lower the evaporation rate and increase the hydrophobicity.
Chemical Properties:
Boiling Point: 230°C
Density: 0.948 g/cm³
Molar Mass: 162.2 g/mol
Viscosity: 4.9cPs
Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether is a colorless liquid with a mild pleasant odor. Mixes with water.
Industry Uses:
-Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents
-Dyes
-Finishing agents
-Intermediates
-Laboratory chemicals
-Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories
-Personal Defense
-Pigments
-Plating agents and surface treating agents
-Processing aids, not otherwise listed
-Processing aids, specific to petroleum production
-Solvents (for cleaning and degreasing)
-Solvents (which become part of product formulation or mixture)
-Surface active agents
-Viscosity adjustors
Consumer Uses:
-Adhesives and sealants
-Automotive care products
-Building/construction materials not covered elsewhere
-Cleaning and furnishing care products
-Electrical and electronic products
-Fabric, textile, and leather products not covered elsewhere
-Floor coverings
-Ink, toner, and colorant products
-Intermediates
-Internal Use, Toll Blending, Flame Retardants, Metal Finishing, Metal Treatments, Electronic Prts Cleaning, Personal Defense, Anti-Adhesive Application Fluids
-Lubricants and greases
-Metal products not covered elsewhere
-Paints and coatings
-Paper products
-Used in products which are used as paint strippers for automotive parts and used in products which are used as cleaners in the plating processes for automotive industry and machinery.
Industry Processing Sectors:
-Adhesive manufacturing
-All other basic organic chemical manufacturing
-All other chemical product and preparation manufacturing
-Construction
-Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing
-Explosives manufacturing
-Fabricated metal product manufacturing
-Mining (except oil and gas) and support activities
-Miscellaneous manufacturing
-Paint and coating manufacturing
-Petroleum lubricating oil and grease manufacturing
-Plastic material and resin manufacturing
-Printing and related support activities
-Printing ink manufacturing
-Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing
-Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing
-Transportation equipment manufacturing
-Wholesale and retail trade
About Butyl CARBITOL Solvent
Helpful information
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 10 000 to < 100 000 tonnes per annum.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.
Consumer Uses
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is used in the following products: coating products, washing & cleaning products, fertilisers, cosmetics and personal care products, heat transfer fluids, hydraulic fluids, lubricants and greases, plant protection products, water treatment chemicals and perfumes and fragrances.
Other release to the environment of Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is likely to occur from: outdoor use, indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners), indoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. cooling liquids in refrigerators, oil-based electric heaters) and outdoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. hydraulic liquids in automotive suspension, lubricants in motor oil and break fluids).
Article service life
Other release to the environment of Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is likely to occur from: indoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. flooring, furniture, toys, construction materials, curtains, foot-wear, leather products, paper and cardboard products, electronic equipment), outdoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. metal, wooden and plastic construction and building materials), outdoor use in long-life materials with high release rate (e.g. tyres, treated wooden products, treated textile and fabric, brake pads in trucks or cars, sanding of buildings (bridges, facades) or vehicles (ships)) and indoor use in long-life materials with high release rate (e.g. release from fabrics, textiles during washing, removal of indoor paints).
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent can be found in complex articles, with no release intended: vehicles and machinery, mechanical appliances and electrical/electronic products (e.g. computers, cameras, lamps, refrigerators, washing machines).
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent can be found in products with material based on: leather (e.g. gloves, shoes, purses, furniture), fabrics, textiles and apparel (e.g. clothing, mattress, curtains or carpets, textile toys), paper (e.g. tissues, feminine hygiene products, nappies, books, magazines, wallpaper), wood (e.g. floors, furniture, toys), paper used for packaging (excluding food packaging), stone, plaster, cement, glass or ceramic (e.g. dishes, pots/pans, food storage containers, construction and isolation material), metal (e.g. cutlery, pots, toys, jewellery) and plastic (e.g. food packaging and storage, toys, mobile phones).
Widespread uses by professional workers
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is used in the following products: metal working fluids, oil and gas exploration or production products, fertilisers, coating products, non-metal-surface treatment products, laboratory chemicals, finger paints, metal surface treatment products, heat transfer fluids, hydraulic fluids, plant protection products and washing & cleaning products.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is used in the following areas: mining.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is used for the manufacture of: fabricated metal products and machinery and vehicles.
Other release to the environment of Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is likely to occur from: outdoor use, indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners), indoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. cooling liquids in refrigerators, oil-based electric heaters) and outdoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. hydraulic liquids in automotive suspension, lubricants in motor oil and break fluids).
Formulation or re-packing
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is used in the following products: coating products, fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay, non-metal-surface treatment products, inks and toners, laboratory chemicals, textile treatment products and dyes, anti-freeze products, fertilisers, metal surface treatment products, leather treatment products, semiconductors and cosmetics and personal care products.
Release to the environment of Butyl CARBITOL Solvent can occur from industrial use: formulation of mixtures, manufacturing of the substance, formulation in materials and in processing aids at industrial sites.
Uses at industrial sites
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is used in the following products: oil and gas exploration or production products, coating products, non-metal-surface treatment products, metal surface treatment products, laboratory chemicals, washing & cleaning products, heat transfer fluids, hydraulic fluids, lubricants and greases, metal working fluids, water treatment chemicals, polymers and leather treatment products.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is used in the following areas: mining.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is used for the manufacture of: textile, leather or fur and chemicals.
Release to the environment of Butyl CARBITOL Solvent can occur from industrial use: in processing aids at industrial sites and of substances in closed systems with minimal release.
Manufacture
Release to the environment of Butyl CARBITOL Solvent can occur from industrial use: manufacturing of the substance and formulation of mixtures.
Chemical Properties
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is a colorless, high-boiling liquid with a mild odour.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is miscible in proportions with water, alcohol (methanol), ketones (acetone), ethers (ethyl ether), aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene), paraffinic hydrocarbons (n-heptane), and halogenated hydrocarbons (carbon tetrachloride). As it is an ether-alcohol type compound it possesses solvent action for many substances such as oils, dyes, gums, and natural and synthetic resins.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is used as a high-boiling solvent in nitrocellulose lacquers and other synthetic coatings, baking lacquers, flash-dry printing inks, and dye bath.
Uses
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is widely used as a solvent for cellulose ester, lacquers, varnishes, cleaners, detergents, dyes, ink, and paint industries. it is also used as an intermediate for plasticizers and a diluent for hydraulic brake fluids, in addition to the production of piperonyl butoxy compounds. In France, its use in the cosmetics industry is permissible, wherein it is used as a solvent in hair dyes with a maximum concentration of 9%.
Application
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent has a wide variety of applications in Chiral chemistry and green chemistry.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is also used in cosmetics.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is used as diluents and leveling agents in the manufacture of paints and in baking.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is also used in the manufacture of nitrocellulose. In brake fluid, it is used as an additive.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is used in the printing industry due to its slow evaporation rate.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is also used as a fixative for perfumes and antiseptics.
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is used as an additive to prevent ice buildup in jet fuel.
Preparation
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is prepared by co-heating ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol butyl ether under pressure.
General Description
Butyl CARBITOL Solvent is a colorless liquid with a mild pleasant odor. Mixes with water.
IUPAC names:
2-(2-butossietossi)etanolo
2-(2-butoxy-ethoxy)-ethanol
2-(2-butoxyehoxy)ethanol
2-(2-Butoxyethoxy ethanol)
2-(2-Butoxyethoxy) Ethanol
2-(2-Butoxyethoxy) ethanol
2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)- ethanol
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)-ethanol
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethan-1-ol
2-(2-BUTOXYETHOXY)ETHANOL
2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol diethylene glycol monobutyl ether
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol/diethylene glycol monobutyl ether
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol;
2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol; diethylene glycol monobutyl ether
2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol; diethylene glycol monobutyl ether; DEGBE
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol;diethylene glycol monobutyl ether
2-(2butoxyethoxy)ethanol
2-Butoxyethanol
SYNONYMS:
2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol, Butyl CARBITOL(R), Butyldiglycol
Butyl Carbitol (Union Carbide)
2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol, 99.5%
2-(2-N-BUTOXYETHOXY)ETHANOL
N-BUTYLCARBITOL
DOWANOL DB
DIETHYLENE GLYCOL BUTYL ETHER
DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER
DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONO-N-BUTYL ETHER
DIGLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER
DB
BUTYLDIGLYCOL
BUTYL DIGOL
BUTYL DIOXITOL
BUTYL CARBITOL
BUTYL CARBITOL(R)
BUTYL CARBITOL(TM)
GLYCOL ETHER DB
BUTOXYDIETHYLENE GLYCOL
BUTOXYDIGLYCOL
2-(2-butoxyetoxy)etanol
2-(2-BUTOXYETHOXY)ETHANOL
2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol, Butyldiglycol, DB Solvent
2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol, Butyldiglycol
Butyldiglycol DB Solvent
Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether,2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol, Butyldiglycol
Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, synthesis grade
Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, reagent grade
Diethylene glycol butyl ether,2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol, Butyldiglycol, DB Solvent
Diethylene glycol butyl ether,2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol, Butyl CARBITOL, Butyldiglycol
Diethylene glycol ether
2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol, 99+% 1LT
2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol, Butyldiglycol, DOWANOL(R) DB
O-Butyl diethyl glycol
2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol Butyl Carbitol
DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER FOR SY
2-(2-Butoxyetoxy)ethanol
Diethylene glycol Monobutyl ether >=98.0% (GC)
2,2’-oxybis-ethanomonobutylether
-2-Butoxyethoxy
2-Bu-toxyethyl-2-hydroxyethylether
3,6-Dioxa-1-decanol
3,6-Dioxadecan-1-ol
3,6-Dioxadecanol
BuCb
Butadigol
Butoxyethoxyethanol
Butyl di-icinol
Butyl Oxitol glycol ether
butylethylcellosolve
degbe
Diethylene DB
diethylene glycol butyl ester
Diethylene glycol n-butyl ether
Diethylene gylcol monobutyl ether
Diethyleneglycolmonobutyleth
diethyleneglycolmonobutylether(2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol)
diethyleneglycoln-butylether
