Quick Search

PRODUCTS

DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL N-BUTYL ETHER

Substance identity

EC / List no.: 249-951-5

CAS no.: 29911-28-2

Mol. formula: C10H22O3


About this substance

Dipropylene Glycol n-Butyl Ether 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.
Dipropylene Glycol N-Butyl Ether is a colorless liquid. 
Dipropylene Glycol n-Butyl Ether also works as coupling agent for cleaners such as degreasers, paint removers, metal cleaners and hard surface cleaners, and solvent for water-reducible coatings, chemical intermediate for production of epoxides, acid ester derivatives, solvents, and plasticizers.
DiPropylene Glycol N-Butyl Ether is a cleaning agent that can also be found in cosmetics such as facial soaps because of its ability to dissolve dirt and other substances and to retain moisture.
Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether’s particularly good at removing soap scum, mold and mildew stains. 
Like Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether sister ingredient Dipropylene Glycol Propyl Ether, it works by loosening the scum or stain from a surface. 
Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether is readily biodegradable, and is unlikely to bioaccumulate in the environmental food chains. 
Additionally, Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether is less toxic to aquatic organisms than many alternatives.
Dipropylene Glycol n-Butyl Ether (C10H22O3)is an organic solvent with a variety of commercial and industrial applications. 
Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether can dissolve dirt and retain moisture. 
Thus, Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether is used as a cleaning agent in cosmetics like bathing and facial soaps. 
Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether degrades rapidly and is unlikely to adsorb in ecological food sources.

Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether is a slow-evaporating, hydrophobic glycol ether with excellent surface tension-lowering ability and coalescing properties. 
Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether is a relatively slow-evaporating solvent which is one of our most efficient coalescents in water-borne latex systems. 
Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether glycol ether combines a number of properties that contribute to very high latex film quality: 
1) high polymer plasticizing efficiency, 
2) large molecular size and therefore greater polymer mobility contribution, 
3) strong partitioning to the polymer phase, and 
4) relatively slow evaporation rate. 

Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether is compatible with many different resin types.
Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether also provides excellent surface tension lowering ability, and is useful in cleaning products by itself or when blended with other products such as Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether.
Used alone in cold metal cleaning, Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether is a good solvent for removing oils and greases.

Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether is used by consumers, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.

Consumer Uses
Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether is used in the following products: coating products, anti-freeze products, biocides (e.g. disinfectants, pest control products), lubricants and greases, polishes and waxes and washing & cleaning products.
Other release to the environment of Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether is likely to occur from: indoor use as processing aid and outdoor use as processing aid.

Widespread uses by professional workers
Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether is used in the following products: fuels and coating products.  
Other release to the environment of Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether is likely to occur from: outdoor use as processing aid and indoor use as processing aid.

Uses at industrial sites
Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Etheris used in the following products: coating products, metals, plant protection products, polishes and waxes, adhesives and sealants, metal working fluids and washing & cleaning products.
Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether is used in the following areas: offshore mining.
Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether is used for the manufacture of: chemicals, food products, fabricated metal products, electrical, electronic and optical equipment and machinery and vehicles.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: in processing aids at industrial sites, as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates) and manufacturing of the substance.


Manufacture
Release to the environment of Dipropylene Glycol Butyl Ether can occur from industrial use: manufacturing of the substance and in processing aids at industrial sites.

Density:    0.9±0.1 g/cm3
Boiling Point:    261.7±15.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Vapour Pressure:    0.0±1.2 mmHg at 25°C
Enthalpy of Vaporization:    58.0±6.0 kJ/mol
Flash Point:    96.1±0.0 °C
Index of Refraction:    1.434
Molar Refractivity:    53.3±0.3 cm3
H bond acceptors:    3
H bond donors:    1
Freely Rotating Bonds:    8
Rule of 5 Violations:    0

Benefits
Favorable environmental profile, superior performance for end use applications, formulations may require less Performance solvent than P or E Series
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
Active and effective ether for solvent-based coatings and water-reducible coatings
High polymer plasticizing efficiency
A larger molecular size that allows for a greater polymer mobility contribution
Strong partitioning to the polymer phase
Relatively slow evaporation rate
Good for the removal of soap scums and greasy soils in cleaning formulations
Excellent surface tension-lowering ability and coalescing properties


Synonyms

DPNB
dowanol54b
di(propylene
dowanol dpnb
Solvenon DPnB
BUTYL PROPASOL
ARCOSOLV(R) DPNB
DOWANOL(TM) DPNB
DOWANOL(R) DPnB
butyldipropasolsolvent
BUTYL PROPYLENE DIGLYCOL
dipropyleneglycolbutoxyether
DIPROPYLENEGLYCOLN-BUTYLETHER
5-Methyl-4,7-dioxaundecane-2-ol
DI(PROPYLENE GLYCOL) BUTYL ETHER
DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER
1-(2-BUTOXY-1-METHYLETHOXY)-PROPANOL
1-(2-butoxy-2-methylethoxy-2-propanol
Dipropylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether
DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL NORMAL BUTYL ETHER
1-(2-butoxy-1-methylethoxy)-2-propano
1-(2-butoxy-1-methylethoxy)-2-Propanol
1-(2-butoxy-1-methylethoxy)propan-2-ol
Dipropylene glycol n-butyl ether (Dow)
2-Propanol,1-(2-butoxy-1-methylethoxy)-
Dipropylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether (DPNB)
Di(propylene glycol) butyl ether, Mixture of isoMers 99%
DI(PROPYLENE GLYCOL) BUTYL ETHER, 99%, M IXTURE OF ISOMERS
Di(propylene glycol) butyl ether, Mixture of isoMers >=98.5%
Di(propylene glycol) butyl ether, mixture of isomers,DOWANOL DPnB
DI(PROPYLENE GLYCOL) BUTYL ETHER, 98.5+% , MIXTURE OF ISOMERS (DOWANOL DPNB)


IUPAC names

(2-Butoxymethylethoxy)propanol
1-(1-butoxypropan-2-yloxy)propan-2-ol
1-(2-Butoxy-1-methylethoxy)propan-2-ol
1-(2-butoxy-1-methylethoxy)propan-2-ol
1-(2-butoxy-1-methylethoxy)propan-2-ol
1-[(1-butoxypropan-2-yl)oxy]propan-2-ol
DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER
Dipropylene glycol monobutyl ether
Dipropylene glycol n-butyl ether
Dipropylene Glycol n-Butyl Ether
Dipropylene glycol n-butyl ether
dipropyleneglycol monobutyl ether
Dipropylenglycol-n-Butylether

  • Share !
E-NEWSLETTER