Butyl cellosolve Properties
Colorless flammable liquid, with a moderate smell ether odor, harmfulless
Relative density: 0.9015(20°C)
Melting point: -74.8°C
Boiling point: 170.2°C
Refraction rate: 1. 4198
Flash point (in open cup): 71°C
Soluble in water, most organic solvent and mineral oil, with a high dilution proportion of petroleum hydrocarbons
Butyl cellosolve Technical Index
Item |
Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether (EB) |
Appearance |
Colorless and transparent liquid |
Purity≥% |
99%min |
Water Content ≤% |
0.1 |
Distillation Range (760mmHg°C) |
168.0-173.0 |
Acidity ≤% |
0.01 |
Specific Gravity (d420) |
0.9008±0.005 |
Color ≤(Pt-Co) |
15 |
Butyl cellosolve Storage and Transportation:
Store in cool, dry well-ventilated location, transport as hazard chemicals.
Butyl cellosolve Application
EB is mainly used as the solvent for nitrocellulose, synthetic resin, painting, enamel, grease and paint deleting reagent. It is used as medicine extraction in pharmacy industry and resin plasticizer in plastics industry, fiber lubrication reagent in textile industry and dispersing agent of chemical fiber oil reagent. It also can be used as dispersing agent of pesticide, solvent for dry cleaning, cutting oil and organic synthetic intermediate, assist solvent of mineral oil emulsion and analysis reagent.