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Butyl Glycol
Acetate
Manufacturers

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Butyl Glycol Acetate has the chemical formula C8H16O3, and could
be a clear, colourless to yellow liquid. it's a gentle and pleasant organic
compound odour and is merely sparingly soluble in water however is
compatible with several common organic solvents, for instance,
alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, ethers, glycols, and glycol ethers. it's this
solvent power, combined with its low volatility, that sees group Glycol
Acetate utilized in several branches of business. a variety of its main
applications is given below.

the foremost necessary application is within the coatings business,

wherever it improves the gloss and flow of coatings that got to be
baked at temperatures of one hundred fifty two hundred C.
during this application, its low volatility and sensible solvent power are
nice assets. terribly little proportions of butyl glycol acetate improve
the comb ability and flow of cellulose nitrate and cellulose ether

lacquers and of paints developed from chlorinated binders. Butyl

glycol acetate is additionally an honest solvent for urethane

finishes.

Storage and distribution

Butyl Glycol Acetate Manufacturer typically transportes this in

steel, or stainless-steel, drums or in tank cars. it's not regulated for
transport however is burnable and will even be tagged as Xn, because it
is Harmful once eaten.
Butyl Glycol Acetate is stable underneath customary conditions and
encompasses a relative density of zero.9422 and a Flash purpose of
seventy one.1o C (closed cup). It ought to be keep during a cool, wellventilated space that's removed from all attainable sources of ignition,
and therefore the instrumentality ought to be tightly sealed till
prepared to be used.

Uses
The main use for it's within the coatings business wherever it improves
the gloss and flow of coatings. It conjointly improves the brushability
and flow of nitrocotton and polysaccharide ether lacquers, and of
paints developed from chlorinated binders. group Glycol Acetate is
additionally an honest solvent for ester finishes and could be a film
coalescing aid for polyvinyl latex acetate.

Butyl Glycol Acetate conjointly has applications within the printing

business for flexographic, gravure, and screen-printing inks. this is often

as a result of the slow evaporation rate of group Glycol Acetate that
makes it ideal to be used in these specialty printing inks. it's conjointly
found in in ball pen pastes, and in dyes that ar utilized in furnishings
polishes and wood stains, and in dyes accustomed print and color
textiles.
Other applications a solvent ar as follows:
for flexographic, gravure and screen printing inks
for dyes accustomed print and color animal skin and textiles
for ball pen pastes
for dyes in furnishings polishes and wood stains. utilized within the
cleansing business business wherever it's a part in some ink and spot
removal formulations.

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