Appearance :Liquid, Light Colored

Chemical Name : 2-Butoxyethanol, Butyl Cellosolve

Chemical Formulaü : CH3(CH2)3OCH2CH2OH

Packaging Type :In barrels

Definition and Areas of Use: :

Butyl Glycol is a clear, colorless oily liquid with a high boiling point, low volatility and a slight fruity odor. Like other glycol ethers, it has a bifunctional nature, containing an ether and an alcohol group in the same molecule. It is completely miscible with water and a wide range of organic solvents. This excellent miscibility makes it a versatile solvent and coupling agent that offers excellent performance properties in a wide range of applications.

Its bifunctional nature also means that it exhibits reactions typical of an alcohol, ie. esterification, etherification, oxidation and formation of acetates and alcoholates and an ether that forms peroxide in the presence of atmospheric oxygen.

Butyl Glycol is produced by the reaction of ethylene oxide and normal butanol (n-butanol) in the presence of a catalyst.

Butyl Glycol is a flammable material. Keep the product and empty containers away from heat, sparks and flames. Handle in accordance with good industry practice for safety and hygiene.

Usage areas

• Butyl Glycol use is dominated by the paint industry, which consumes approximately 75% of all BG produced. This is because it is a low volatility solvent and therefore extends drying times and increases the flow of coatings.
• Other applications are as a solvent in printing inks and textile dyes and as a component of hydraulic fluids. It is also a component of drilling and cutting oils and is a major component of Corexit 9527, an oil spill dispersant product.
• It is also a chemical intermediate and therefore a starting material in the production of Butyl Glycol acetate, which is itself an excellent solvent. It is also the starting material in the production of plasticizers by the reaction of phthalic anhydride.
• Butyl glycol is also something that is used regularly in most homes, as it is an ingredient in many household cleaning products. It provides very good cleaning power for household cleaning products and also provides a characteristic odor associated with most of these products. It also plays the same role in some industrial and commercial surface cleaners.
• Butyl Glycol is widely used as a solvent and coupling agent in water-based paints, coatings and inks; Here it improves the flow of the products and extends their drying time. Urea is an effective flow enhancer for melamine and phenolic oven coatings.
• Butyl Glycol is preferred in many products due to its mild odor. It acts as a solvent and coupling agent in many waxes, resins, oils, and textile dyes and is used in many industrial, commercial, and household cleaning products, offering the good cleaning power and odor typically associated with such products.
• It is an important starting material for various syntheses, being one of the raw materials for the production of butyl glycol acetate and for the production of plasticizers by reacting with phthalic anhydride. It is also formulated in insecticides, herbicides, pesticides and cosmetics, and forms an ingredient in hydraulic fluids and cutting and drilling oils.