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Overview

Product Name

Glycol Ether DB

Brand Name

Glycol Ether DB

Product ERP ID

N/A

Product ID

0248

Description

Glycol Ether DB is a colorless liquid and is miscible in water and most organic solvents. Glycol Ether DB is used as a diluent and solvent in resins, polymers, paints, coatings, silk screen printing inks, pen inks, textile dyeing, printing, oils, nitrocellulose, gums, dyes, and soaps. Glycol Ether DB is also used as a coalescing agent in latex paints and as a coupling agent in disinfectants, hard surface cleaners, rust removers, household and industrial cleaners, and water-based printing inks.



Identifiers

Chemical Name

2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)Ethanol

EC #

203-961-6

Molecular Formula

C8H18O3 or CH3(CH2)3OCH2CH2OCH2CH2OH

CAS #

112-34-5

InChI Key

OAYXUHPQHDHDDZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Synonyms

Butyl carbitol; Butoxyethoxyethanol; 2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethanol; Butyl diglycol; O-Butyl diethylene glycol; Butyl dioxitol; Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether; Glycol Ether DB



Classifications

Product Chemistries

Glycol Ethers



Tags

Industries

  • Rubber Manufacturing
  • Adhesives & Sealants
  • Oil & Gas
  • Textile & Leather Processing
  • Packaging & Print
  • Water Treatment
  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • Paints & Coatings

Applications

  • Paints & Varnishes
  • Greases & Lubricants
  • Fabric & Textile Care
  • Dyes, Pigments & Inks
  • Chemical Industry
  • Rubber & Tire Production

Value Propositions

Marketing Segments

  • Oils
  • Inks
  • Industrial
  • Paint & Dyes

Functions

  • Additive
  • Coupling Agent
  • Cleaning Agent
  • Solvent
  • Dispersant

Properties


Property Name Value Unit
Solubility in oil
Solubility in water at 20 °C 95.5 g/100ml
Log Pow at 20 °C 7
Auto-Ignition Temperature 210 °C
Viscosity, kinematic at 20 °C 6.1 mm2/s
Viscosity, dynamic at 20 °C 6.5 mPa.s
Lower Flammability limits 0.85 vol%
Upper Flammability limits 24.6 vol%
Specific conductivity 125000 pS/m
Saturation concentration 0.2 g/m3
VOC content 0 %
Physical State Liquid
Color Clear
Odor Faint butyl
pH 6 – 7.5
Melting point / freezing point at 1013 hPa < -70 °C
Boiling Point 228 – 234 °C
Flash Point 105 – 114 °C
Relative evaporation rate (butyl acetate=1) < 0.01
Vapor pressure at 20 °C 0.027 hPa
Relative vapor density 5.6
Relative density at 20°C 0.955
Relative density of saturated gas/air mixture 1
Density at 20 °C 0.95 g/cm3
Molecular mass 162.23 g/mol
Solubility in water Soluble
Solubility in ethanol
Solubility in acetone
Solubility in ether
Solubility in tetrachloromethane
Solubility in heptane

Specifications

 
 
Specification Name Value Unit Test Method Test Condition
Appearance pass visual
Color 5 D-1209
Specific Gr. at 20 °C 0.9536 D-1296
Purity 99.95 %w G.C.
Odor Pass
Acidity 0.001 D-1613
Distillation IBP 228.3 °C D-1078
Distillation BP 234.4 °C
Moisture content 156 ppm D-1364
Moisture content 0.1 %

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