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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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