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Eastman EB Solvent (Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether) offers numerous benefits in coating, ink, and cleaner applications.
Eastman EB Solvent is an excellent solvent for many coatings resin types, including alkyd, phenolic, maleic, epoxy, and nitrocellulose resins.
Eastman EB Solvent is an exceptional retarder solvent for lacquers, improving gloss and flow-out.
CAS: 111-76-2
MF: C6H14O2
MW: 118.17
EINECS: 203-905-0
Eastman EB Solvent is also widely used in amine-solubilized, water-based coatings because of its high flash point, complete water solubility, slow evaporation rate, low surface tension, and high coupling efficiency.
Eastman EB Solvent is an effective coalescent that improves film integrity in both architectural and industrial maintenance latex paints.
Eastman EB Solvent's unique combination of properties enables the effective removal of contaminants when used in Industrial & Institutional and/or household cleaners.
Acts as a solvent and effective coalescent agent for latex paints.
Offers very good solvent activity.
Provides high blush resistance.
Imparts low surface tension.
Improves film integrity in both architectural and industrial maintenance latex paints.
Eastman EB Solvent used in architectural coatings, automotive coatings, latex paint, plastic coatings and industrial coatings.
Eastman EB Solvent is a high flash point, water miscible, colorless solvent providing slow evaporation rate and good viscosity control for a broad range of polymers, resins and coatings.
Eastman EB Solvent is primarily used in the production of electronic components in the etching and photoresist processes.
Miscible with most organic solvents and water, Eastman EB Solventt enables formulators to develop customized blends that meet the most demanding requirements for electronic chemicals in wet processing and photoresist applications.
The chemical substances for Eastman EB Solvent are listed as Inert Ingredients Permitted for Use in Nonfood Use Pesticide Products, and in Food Use Pesticide Products with limitations, under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Eastman EB Solvent is an organic compound with the chemical formula BuOC2H4OH (Bu = CH3CH2CH2CH2).
This colorless liquid has a sweet, ether-like odor, as Eastman EB Solvent derives from the family of glycol ethers, and is a butyl ether of ethylene glycol.
As a relatively nonvolatile, inexpensive solvent, Eastman EB Solvent is used in many domestic and industrial products because of its properties as a surfactant.
Eastman EB Solvent is a known respiratory irritant and can be acutely toxic, but animal studies did not find it to be mutagenic, and no studies suggest Eastman EB Solvent is a human carcinogen.
A study of 13 classroom air contaminants conducted in Portugal reported a statistically significant association with increased rates of nasal obstruction and a positive association below the level of statistical significance with a higher risk of obese asthma and increased child BMI.
Eastman EB Solvent is an organic solvent which is a clear, colourless liquid with an ether-like odour.
Eastman EB Solvent is a butyl ether of ethylene glycol.
Eastman EB Solvent is completely miscible with water and most organic solvents making it very versatile as an ingredient in cleaners, degreasers, paints, varnishes etc.
Eastman EB Solvent is usually produced by a reaction of ethylene oxide with butyl alcohol, but it may also be made by the reaction of ethylene glycol with dibutyl sulfate.
Eastman EB Solvent is a clear liquid with mild, pleasant odors.
Due to the presence of both an ether and a hydroxyl group in the same molecule, Eastman EB Solvent are miscible in water, as well as most organic solvents.
Eastman EB Solvent and acetates are used in paint and coatings, hard-surface cleaners, polishes, solvents, chemical intermediates, surfactants, agricultural chemicals and corrosion inhibitors.
They are also used in the electronics market.
Eastman EB Solvent is a clear, colourless liquid with ether-like smell.
Eastman EB Solvent is usually produced by a reaction of ethylene oxide with butyl alcohol, but it may also be made by the reaction of ethylene glycol with dibutyl sulphate.
Eastman EB Solvent is widely used as a solvent in protective surface coatings such as spray lacquers, quick-dry lacquers, enamels, varnishes, and latex paints.
Eastman EB Solvent is also used as an ingredient in paint thinners and strippers, varnish removers, agricultural chemicals, herbicides, silicon caulks, cutting oils, and hydraulic fluids and as metal cleaners, fabric dyes and inks, industrial and household cleaners (as a degreaser), and dry-cleaning compounds.
Eastman EB Solvent is also used in liquid soaps and in cosmetics.
Eastman EB Solvent has been reported to be present in air, water, and soil as a contaminant and exposure to Eastman EB Solvent occurs during its manufacture and use as an intermediate in the chemical industry, and during the formulation and use of its products in multiple industrial activities.
The acetate form of Eastman EB Solvent is 2-butoxyethanol acetate and also known as ethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate.
Eastman EB Solvent should be kept stored in tightly closed, grounded containers in a cool area with adequate ventilation, away from normal work areas and sources of heat and sparks, and electrical equipment.
At the storage and handling area, workers should use solvent resistant materials.
Occupational workers should use minimal quantities of Eastman EB Solvent in designated areas with adequate ventilation and away from sources of heat or sparks.
Whenever pos sible, fi re-resistant containers should be used.
Wear appropriate protective equipment to prevent skin and eye contact.
A colorless liquid with a mild, pleasant odor.
Less dense than water.
Flash point 160°F.
Irritates skin and eyes and may be toxic by ingestion.
Eastman EB Solvent used as a solvent and to make paints and varnish.
Eastman EB Solvent may react with bases, aluminum and oxidizing materials.
Eastman EB Solvent is liable to form peroxides on exposure to air and light.
Eastman EB Solvent attacks some forms of plastics, rubber and coatings.
Eastman EB Solvent Chemical Properties
Melting point: -70 °C
Boiling point: 171 °C
Density: 0.902 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
Vapor density: 4.1 (vs air)
Vapor pressure: <1 mm Hg ( 20 °C)
Refractive index: n20/D 1.419(lit.)
Fp: 140 °F
Storage temp.: Store below +30°C.
Solubility: 900g/l completely miscible
Form: Liquid
pka: 14.42±0.10(Predicted)
Color: Clear
PH: 7 (H2O, 20℃)(as aqueous solution)
Odor: Mild, characteristic; slightly rancid; mild ethereal.
Odor Threshold: 0.043ppm
Explosive limit 1.1-10.6%(V)
Water Solubility: miscible
λmax: λ: 230 nm Amax: 1.0
λ: 250 nm Amax: 0.10
λ: 275 nm Amax: 0.05
λ: 300-400 nm Amax: 0.01
Merck: 14,1559
BRN: 1732511
Henry's Law Constant: (x 10-6 atm?m3/mol): 2.36 (approximate - calculated from water solubility and vapor pressure)
Exposure limits: TLV-TWA skin 25 ppm (121 mg/m3) (ACGIH), 50 ppm (242 mg/m3) (OSHA); STEL 75 ppm (363 mg/m3) (ACGIH);IDLH 700 ppm (NIOSH). .
LogP: 0.81 at 20℃
CAS DataBase Reference: 111-76-2(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry Reference: 2-n-Butoxy-1-ethanol(111-76-2)
IARC: 3 (Vol. 88) 2006
EPA Substance Registry System: Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether (111-76-2)
Eastman EB Solvent is a clear colorless liquid with an ether-like smell and belongs to the family of glycol ether/alkoxy alcohol.
Eastman EB Solvent is miscible in water and soluble in most organic solvents.
Eastman EB Solventl does not occur naturally.
Eastman EB Solvent is usually produced by reacting ethylene oxide with butyl alcohol.
Eastman EB Solvent is used as a solvent for nitrocellulose, natural and synthetic resins, soluble oils, in surface coatings, spray lacquers, enamels, varnishes, and latex paints, as an ingredient in paint thinners, quick-dry lacquers, latex paint, and strippers, varnish removers, and herbicides.
Eastman EB Solvent is also used in textile dyeing and printing, in the treatment of leather, in the production of plasticizers, as a stabilizer in metal cleaners and household cleaners, and in hydraulic fl uids, insecticides, herbicides, and rust removers.
Eastman EB Solvent is also used as an ingredient in liquid soaps, cosmetics, industrial and household cleaners, dry-cleaning compounds, and as an ingredient in silicon caulks, cutting oils, and hydraulic fluids.
Eastman EB Solvent is a fire hazard when exposed to heat, sparks, or open flames.
Clear, colorless, oily liquid with a mild, ether-like odor.
Experimentally determined detection and recognition odor threshold concentrations were 500 μg/m3 (100 ppbv) and 1.7 mg/m3 (350 ppbv), respectively (Hellman and Small, 1974).
An odor threshold concentration of 580 ppbv was reported by Nagata and Takeuchi (1990).
Uses
Eastman EB Solvent is a glycol ether with modest surfactant properties, which can also be used as a mutual solvent.
1. Eastman EB Solvent is a solvent in paints and surface coatings, as well as cleaning products and inks.
2. Other products that contain Eastman EB Solvent include acrylic resin formulations, asphalt release agents, firefighting foam, leather protectors, oil spill dispersants, bowling pin and lane degreaser, and photographic strip solutions.
3. Other products containing Eastman EB Solvent as a primary ingredient include some whiteboard cleaners, liquid soaps, cosmetics, dry cleaning solutions, lacquers, varnishes, herbicides, and latex paints.
4. Eastman EB Solvent is frequently used in popular cleaning products.
Eastman EB Solvent provides cleaning power and the characteristic odor of Windex and other glass cleaners.
Eastman EB Solvent is the main ingredient of many home, commercial and industrial cleaning solutions.
Eastman EB Solvent is a reagent in the synthesis of 4-butoxyethoxy-N-octadecyl-1,8-naphthalimide as a new fluorescent probe for the determination of proteins.
Also used as a reagent in the synthesis of 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde derivatives as tyrosinase inhibitors.
Eastman EB Solvent is used widely as a coupling solvent because of its superior coupling efficiency and excellent solvency for resins.
Eastman EB Solvent is used as a solvent for nitrocellulose, resins, oil, and grease, and in dry cleaning.
Solvent for nitrocellulose, resins, grease, oil, albumin; dry cleaning.
Commercial uses
Eastman EB Solvent is a solvent for paints and surface coatings, as well as cleaning products and inks.
Products that contain Eastman EB Solvent include acrylic resin formulations, asphalt release agents, firefighting foam, leather protectors, oil spill dispersants, degreaser applications, photographic strip solutions, whiteboard and glass cleaners, liquid soaps, cosmetics, dry cleaning solutions, lacquers, varnishes, herbicides, latex paints, enamels, printing paste, and varnish removers, and silicone caulk.
Products containing Eastman EB Solvent are commonly found at construction sites, automobile repair shops, print shops, and facilities that produce sterilizing and cleaning products.
Eastman EB Solvent is the main ingredient of many home, commercial and industrial cleaning solutions.
Since the molecule has both polar and non-polar ends, Eastman EB Solvent is useful for removing both polar and non-polar substances, like grease and oils.
Eastman EB Solvent is also approved by the U.S. FDA to be used as direct and indirect food additives, which include antimicrobial agents, defoamers, stabilizers, and adhesives.
In the petroleum industry
Eastman EB Solvent is commonly produced for the oil industry because of its surfactant properties.
In the petroleum industry, Eastman EB Solvent is a component of fracturing fluids, drilling stabilizers, and oil slick dispersants for both water-based and oil-based hydraulic fracturing.
When liquid is pumped into the well, the fracturing fluids are pumped under extreme pressure, so Eastman EB Solvent is used to stabilize them by lowering the surface tension.
As a surfactant, Eastman EB Solvent absorbs at the oil-water interface of the fracture.
The Eastman EB Solvent is also used to facilitate the release of the gas by preventing congealing.
Eastman EB Solvent is also used as a crude oil–water coupling solvent for more general oil well workovers.
Because of its surfactant properties, Eastman EB Solvent is a major constituent (30–60% w/w) in the oil spill dispersant Corexit 9527, which was widely used in the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Eastman EB Solvent is widely used as a solvent in protective surface coatings such as spray lacquers, quick-dry lacquers, enamels, varnishes, and latex paints.
Eastman EB Solvent is also used as an ingredient in paint thinners and strippers, varnish removers, agricultural chemicals, herbicides, silicon caulks, cutting oils, and hydraulic fluids.
Eastman EB Solvent has other uses in metal cleaners, fabric dyes and inks, industrial and household cleaners (as a degreaser), and dry-cleaning compounds.
Production
Eastman EB Solvent is commonly obtained through two processes; the ethoxylation reaction of butanol and ethylene oxide in the presence of a catalyst:
C2H4O + C4H9OH → C4H9OC2H4OH
or the etherification of butanol with 2-chloroethanol.
Eastman EB Solvent can be obtained in the laboratory by performing a ring opening of 2-propyl-1,3-dioxolane with boron trichloride.
Eastman EB Solvent is often produced industrially by combining ethylene glycol and butyraldehyde in a Parr reactor with palladium on carbon.
In 2006, the European production of butyl glycol ethers amounted to 181 kilotons, of which approximately 50% (90 kt/a) was Eastman EB Solvent.
World production is estimated to be 200 to 500 kt/a, of which 75% is for paints and coatings and 18% for metal cleaners and household cleaners.
In the US, Eastman EB Solvent is considered a high production volume chemical because more than 100 million pounds of this chemical are produced per year.
Health Hazard
Eastman EB Solvent is present in a variety of consumer products, including cleaning agents and surface coatings, such as paints, lacquers, and varnishes.
Eastman EB Solvent is readily absorbed following inhalation, oral, and dermal exposure.
Eastman EB Solvent is released into air or water by different industrial activities and facilities that manu facture, process, or use the chemical.
Exposure to Eastman EB Solvent causes irritating effects to the eyes and skin, but it has not induced skin sensitization in guinea pigs.
Information on the human health effects associated with exposure to Eastman EB Solvent is limited.
However, case studies of individuals who had attempted suicide by ingest ing Eastman EB Solvent-containing cleaning solutions suffered poisoning with symp toms such as hemoglobinuria, erythropenia, and hypotension, metabolic acidosis, shock, non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema, and albuminuria, hepatic disorders and hematuria.
Combustible material: may burn but does not ignite readily.
Containers may explode when heated.
Runoff may pollute waterways.
Eastman EB Solvent may be transported in a molten form.
Synonyms
2-Butoxyethanol
111-76-2
ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER
Butyl glyco
Butyl cellosolve
Butoxyethanol
n-Butoxyethanol
Ethanol, 2-butoxy-
Ethylene glycol butyl ether
Butyl oxitol
Dowanol EB
Glycol butyl ether
Glycol ether eb
3-Oxa-1-heptanol
2-butoxyethan-1-ol
EGBE
2-Butoxy-1-ethanol
Gafcol EB
2-n-Butoxyethanol
O-Butyl ethylene glycol
Jeffersol eb
Butyl cellu-sol
BUCS
Ektasolve EB
Glycol monobutyl ether
Chimec NR
2-Butoxy ethanol
2-Butossi-etanolo
2-Butoxy-aethanol
Butylcelosolv
Butylglycol
Butoksyetylowy alkohol
2-Butoxy-ethanol
Ethylene glycol n-butyl ether
EGMBE
Monobutyl glycol ether
Monobutyl ether of ethylene glycol
Ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether
n-Butyl Cellosolve
.beta.-Butoxyethanol
ethyleneglycol monobutyl ether
Butyl monoether glycol
Butyglycol
Monobutyl ethylene glycol ether
2-n-Butoxy-1-ethanol
Ether alcohol
Ethylene glycol, monobutyl ether
Butyl icinol
Minex BDH
NSC 60759
2-Hydroxyethyl n-butyl ether
2-Butoxyethanol (ethylene glycol monobutyl ether)
9004-77-7
Eter monobutilico del etilenglicol
I0P9XEZ9WV
Butyl 2-hydroxyethyl ether
Ether monobutylique de l'ethyleneglycol
CHEBI:63921
NSC-60759
Butylcelosolv [Czech]
Caswell No. 121
butylcellosolve
g lycol ether eb
beta-Butoxyethanol
2 -Butoxyethanol
Butylglycol [French,German]
2-Butoxy-aethanol [German]
CAS-111-76-2
SMR001253761
2-Butossi-etanolo [Italian]
Butoxyethanol, 2-
Ektasolve EB solvent
CCRIS 5985
HSDB 538
Butoksyetylowy alkohol [Polish]
Ek tasolve EB solvent
Glycol ether eb acetate
EINECS 203-905-0
UNII-I0P9XEZ9WV
UN2369
n-butoxyethanol sodium salt
EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 011501
BRN 1732511
Butyloxitol
AI3-0993
butoxy-ethanol
AI3-09903
Eter monobutilico del etilenglicol [Spanish]
Ethylene glycol mono butyl ether
Butyl Glycolether
EB Solvent
Ether monobutylique de l'ethyleneglycol [French]
3-oxaheptan-1-ol
2-(n-Butoxy)ethanol
BuOCH2CH2OH
2-(1-Butyloxy) ethanol
EC 203-905-0
EC 500-012-0
BUTOXYETHANOL [INCI]
2-Butoxy-aethanol(GERMAN)
SCHEMBL15712
MLS002174253
MLS002454362
WLN: Q2O4
BUTYL CELLOSOLVE [MI]
Butyglycol(FRENCH, GERMAN)
Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether (EGBE)(2-Butoxyet)
ethylene glycol-monobutyl ether
CHEMBL284588
QSPL 003
2-BUTOXYETHANOL [IARC]
2-BUTOXYETHANOL [VANDF]
DTXSID1024097
2-BUTOXY ETHANOL (ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER)
Ethylene glycol butyl ether, 99%
2-butoxyethanol (butyl cellosolve)
NSC60759
ZINC1690437
Tox21_202399
Tox21_300123
MFCD00002884
Ethylene glycol butyl ether, >=99%
AKOS009028760
NCGC00090683-01
NCGC00090683-02
NCGC00090683-03
NCGC00090683-04
NCGC00090683-05
NCGC00254083-01
NCGC00259948-01
LS-13220
B0698
FT-0626297
EN300-19317
Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether Reagent Grade
C19355
Ethylene glycol butyl ether, analytical standard
ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONO-N-BUTYL ETHER [HSDB]
Q421557
Ethylene glycol butyl ether, for synthesis, 99.0%
J-508565
Ethylene glycol butyl ether, SAJ first grade, >=99.0%
Ethylene glycol butyl ether, spectrophotometric grade, >=99.0%
Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether [UN2369] [Keep away from food]
