BUTYL GLYCOL
Butyl glycol= Butyl Glycol ether= 2-Butoxyethanol= glycol monobutyl ether= ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, butyl cellosolve, butoxyethanol
Solvents > Glycols & Glycol Ethers
EC / List no.: 203-905-0
CAS no.: 111-76-2
Mol. formula: C6H14O2
2-butoxyethanol; ethyleneglycol monobutyl ether; butyl cellosolve
EGBE
Ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether
Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether
Ethyleneglycol monobutyl ether
On the basis of function, the industry can be divided into:
Humectant
Emollient
Stabilizer
Intermediate
Solvents
Others
By application, Butyl glycol market is categorised into:
Cosmetics and Personal Care
Polymer
Paint and Coating
Food Additive
Others
APPLICATION
− Active solvent for solvent-based coatings.
− Coalescent for industrial water-based coatings.
− Coupling agent for architectural water-borne coatings.
− Coupling agent and solvent in household and industrial cleaners, rust removers, hard surface cleaners, and disinfectants.
− Primary solvent in solvent-based silk screen printing inks.
− Coupling agent for resins and dyes in water-based printing inks.
− Solvent for agricultural pesticides.
Solvent for Paints, Coatings, Inks and Adhesives
Coalescent for Water-Based Coatings
Printing Industry
Textile Dyeing
Leather Processing
Pesticides Solvent
Production of Colorants
Metal Working Fluids
Home Care Products
Industrial Cleaners
Rubber Processing
Fuel Supplement
Production of Plasticizers
Hydraulic Fluids
Plastic Processing
Key Areas of use:
A solvent in paints, acrylic resin formulations, varnishes, lacquer and inks
It reduces the viscosity of alkyd resin paints.
A flow improver for urea, melamine or phenolic stoving finishes.
Used in water soluble solvent degreasers and cleaning products.
An oil spill dispersant.
Used in hydraulic fluids.
Asphalt release agent
Photographic strip solution
Used in Firefighting foam.
In herbicides.
In the production of butyl glycol acetate.
Selected applications of butyl glycol are described below.
Coatings Industry
As a low volatility solvent, butyl glycol can be used to extend the drying time of coatings and improves their flow.
It is especially recommended for paints for brush-application based on cellulose nitrate, chlorinated binders or cellulose ethers, because when it is applied to dry coatings, it only softens them very slowly.
Small proportions of butyl glycol improve the brushability of, for example, alkyd resin paints and reduce their viscosity.
It is also an extremely efficient flow improver for urea, melamine or phe-nolic stoving finishes.
Butyl Glycol has proved to be the most effective of a large number of organic solvents tested in a very wide range of aqueous coating systems.
In particular, it improves the properties of the paint by reducing the viscosity peak when oxidatively and physically drying water-based paints, including those for stove-enamelling, are diluted with water.
As a coalescing aid, butyl glycol can significantly lower the minimum filmforming temperature (MFFT) and improve flow in many physically drying paint systems.
Butyl glycol improves the evaporation behaviour of the volatile constituents (e. g. in water-based stoving enamels) during hot-air or infrared drying.
Further applications of butyl glycol are as follows:
– Solvent in printing inks for leather dyes, etc.
– Component in surface cleaners, e. g. to degrease metal surfaces.
– Component in hydraulic fluids.
– Component in drilling and cutting oils (strong solvent).
– Starting material in the production of butyl glycol acetate which is also an excellent solvent.
– Starting material in the production of plasticizers, e. g. by reaction with phthalic anhydride
BENEFITS
− Powerful solvency
− Coupling ability
− Coalescing ability
− Moderate evaporation rate
− High dilution ratio
− Wide range of applications
Butyl Glycol is one of the important E-series glycol ethers.
It is colourless liquid at room temperature, has characteristic ether odour and is relatively less volatile that makes it popular solvent choice in paints & coatings industry.
Butyl glycol is a clear, colourless, oily liquid with a unique sweet yet mild odour and has the formula C6H14O2.
Butyl glycol is a butyl ether of ethylene glycol and is miscible with water and common organic solvents.
Butyl glycol has been produced industrially for over half a century and is used primarily as a solvent in paints and surface coatings but also in inks and cleaning products.
Butyl Glycol provides excellent performance in coatings, cleaners, and many other types of products.
Butyl glycol is one of the fastest evaporating glycol ethers. Butyl glycol ether is compatible with a wide range of resin types, and it also offers 100% water solubility.
Butyl glycol also known as BG, 2-butoxyethanol, glycol monobutyl ether and ethylene glycol monobutyl ether is a clear, colourless, oily liquid with a characteristic, but mild, odour with the molecular formula C6H14O2, CAS: 111-76-2.
It is miscible with water and with common organic solvents.
2-butoxyethanol is a primary alcohol that is ethanol in which one of the methyl hydrogens is replaced by a butoxy group.
A high-boiling (171℃) colourless liquid, Butyl Glycol is used as a solvent for paints and inks, as well as in some dry cleaning solutions.
Butyl Glycol has a role as a protic solvent.
Butyl Glycol is a primary alcohol and a glycol ether.
Butyl Glycol by ATAMAN KIMYA acts as a solvent and coalescent for paints and printing inks.
Butyl Glycol can form peroxides in the presence of atmospheric oxygen. Improves the flow and extends the drying time of coatings.
Butyl Glycol also improves brushability of alkyd resin paints and reduces their viscosity.
Butyl Glycol significantly lowers the minimum film forming temperature (MFFT) and improves flow in many physically drying paint systems.
Butyl Glycol improves the evaporation behavior of the volatile constituents.
Butyl Glycol exhibits miscibility with most common organic solvents and water.
Butyl Glycol is used for aqueous coatings and printing inks.
Butyl glycol is a clear, colourless oily liquid with a high boiling point, low volatility and a mild fruity odour. Like other glycol ethers, it has a bi-functional nature, containing both an ether and an alcohol group in the same molecule. It is fully miscible with water and a wide range of organic solvents. This excellent miscibility makes it a versatile solvent and coupling agent which offers excellent performance features in a wide range of applications.
Its bi-functional nature also means that is displays the typical reactions of an alcohol, ie. esterification, etherification, oxidation and the formation of acetates and alcoholates, as well as those of an ether, forming 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.
Synonyms: BG, 2-butoxyethanol, glycol monobutyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, 2-Butoxy-1-ethanol, Ethylene glycol butyl ether (EGBE)
Butyl glycol is an organic compound with the chemical formula BuOC2H4OH (Bu = CH3CH2CH2CH2).
This colorless liquid has a sweet, ether-like odor, as it derives from the family of glycol ethers, and is a butyl ether of ethylene glycol.
As a relatively nonvolatile, inexpensive solvent, Butyl Glycol is used in many domestic and industrial products because of its properties as a surfactant
Technical Properties
Chemical and physical properties of butyl glycol:
Molecular Formula: C6H14O2 / CH3(CH2)2CH2OCH2CH2OH
Synonyms: 2-Butoxyethanol, Butyl Cellosolve, Butyl Monoether Glycol, Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether (EGBE), Butoxyethanol
Cas Number: 111-76-2
Molecular Mass: 118.176 g/mol1
Exact Mass: 118.09938 g/mol
Flashpoint: 153 °F / 67 °C
Boiling Point: 340 °F / 171 °C
Melting Point: -107 °F / -77 °C
Vapour Pressure: 0.76 mm Hg at 68 ° F
Water Solubility: ≥ 100 mg/ml (72° F)
Density: 0.90 g/cm3
Log P: 0.83
Uses of Butyl glycol
Hard-surface cleaner, Industrial & Institutional cleaning, Industrial use, Intermediate, Paint and Coatings, Paper Chemical, Raw material for chemical processes, Raw material for industry, Solvent
Butyl glycol can be used in formulas of transparent disinfectants, multiuse type formulas and general degreasers.
Butyl glycol acts as a cleaning agent in the solubilization of oily dirt, and as a surface active agent by lowering the surface tension of water.
Butyl glycol is a glycol ether with modest surfactant properties, which can also be used as a mutual solvent.
In use since the 1930s, glycol ethers are solvents that dissolve both water-soluble and hydrophobic substances.
Glycol ethers consist of two components, an alcohol and ether.
According to the nature of alcohol, molecules of this class can be divided into two groups: E series and P series which correspond to ethylene and propylene respectively.
Glycol ethers are selected for specific purposes, such as solubility, inflammability, and volatility.
Applications of Butyl Glycol:
• Active solvent for solvent-based coatings.
• Coalescent for industrial water-based coatings.
• Coupling agent for architectural water-borne coatings.
• Coupling agent and solvent in household and industrial cleaners, rust removers, hard surface cleaners, and disinfectants.
• Primary solvent in solvent-based silk screen printing inks.
• Coupling agent for resins and dyes in water-based printing inks.
• Solvent for agricultural pesticides.
Commercial uses of Butyl Glycol:
Butyl Glycol is a solvent for paints and surface coatings, as well as cleaning products and inks.
Products that contain Butyl Glycol include acrylic resin formulations, asphalt release agents, firefighting foam, leather protectors, oil spill dispersants, degreaser applications, photographic strip solutions, whiteboard cleaners, liquid soaps, cosmetics, dry cleaning solutions, lacquers, varnishes, herbicides, latex paints, enamels, printing paste, and varnish removers, and silicone caulk.
Products containing Butyl Glycol are commonly found at construction sites, automobile repair shops, print shops, and facilities that produce sterilizing and cleaning products.
It is the main ingredient of many home, commercial and industrial cleaning solutions.
Since the molecule has both non-polar and polar ends, butoxyethanol is useful for removing both polar and non-polar substances, like grease and oils.
It is also approved by the U.S. FDA to be used as direct and indirect food additives, which include antimicrobial agents, defoamers, stabilizers, and adhesives.
Butyl Glycol is also a chemical intermediate and, as such, is a starting material in the production of butyl glycol acetate which is, itself, an excellent solvent.
Butyl Glycol is also a starting material in the production of plasticisers by the reaction of phthalic anhydride.
Butyl glycol is also something that is used regularly in most households as it is a component of many home cleaning products.
Butyl glycol provides very good cleaning power for domestic cleaning products and also provides the characteristic odour that we associate with many of these products.
It also plays the same role in some industrial and commercial surface cleaners.
In the petroleum industry
2-Butoxyethanol is commonly produced for the oil industry because of its surfactant properties.
In the petroleum industry, 2-butoxyethanol is a component of fracturing fluids, drilling stabilizers, and oil slick dispersants for both water-based and oil-based hydraulic fracturing.
When liquid is pumped into the well, the fracturing fluids are pumped under extreme pressure, so 2-butoxyethanol is used to stabilize them by lowering the surface tension.
As a surfactant, 2-butoxyethanol adsorbs at the oil-water interface of the fracture.
The compound is also used to facilitate the release of the gas by preventing congealing.
It is also used as a crude oil-water coupling solvent for more general oil well workovers.
Because of its surfactant properties, it is a major constituent (30–60% w/w) in the oil spill dispersant Corexit 9527, which was widely used in the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Butyl glycol is most commonly used as a solvent and coalescing agent in water-based paints, coatings and inks where it improves the flow of the products as well as extending their drying time.
Butyl glycol is also an efficient flow improver for urea, melamine and phenolic stoving finishes.
Butyl glycol is also favoured in many products due to its mild odour.
Butyl glycol acts as a solvent and coupling agent in many waxes, resins, oils and textile dyes, and is regularly used in many industrial, commercial and household cleaning products, where it offers good cleaning power as well as the odour typically associated with such products.
Butyl glycol is an important starting material for a variety of syntheses, being one of the raw materials for the production of butyl glycol acetate and for the production of plasticizers by reaction with phthalic anhydride.
Butyl glycol is also formulated into insecticides, herbicides, agricultural pesticides and cosmetic products, and is a component in hydraulic fluids and cutting and drilling oils.
Safety
Butyl glycol has a low acute toxicity, with LD50 of 2.5 g/kg in rats.
Laboratory tests by the U. S. National Toxicology Program have shown that only sustained exposure to high concentrations (100-500 ppm) of 2-butoxyethanol can cause adrenal tumors in animals.
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) reports that 2-butoxyethanol is carcinogenic in rodents.
These rodent tests may not directly translate to carcinogenicity in humans, as the observed mechanism of cancer involves the rodents’ forestomach, which humans lack.
OSHA does not regulate 2-butoxyethanol as a carcinogen.
2-Butoxyethanol has not been shown to penetrate shale rock in a study conducted by Manz.
Disposal and degradation
Butyl glycol can be disposed of by incineration.
It was shown that disposal occurs faster in the presence of semiconductor particles.
Butyl glycol usually decomposes in the presence of air within a few days by reacting with oxygen radicals.
Butyl glycol has not been identified as a major environmental contaminant, nor is it known to bio-accumulate.
Butyl glycol biodegrades in soils and water, with a half life of 1–4 weeks in aquatic environments.
Production of Butyl glycol:
Butyl glycol is produced by reacting ethylene oxide and normal butanol (n-butanol) using a catalyst.
If the ratio of ethylene oxide to n-butanol is greater than one then di- and tri- ethylene glycol monoethers are also produced.
Below is the chemical equation for this reaction:
C2H4O + C4H9OH → C4H9OC2H4OH
Butyl glycol can also be produced through the etherification of butanol with 2-chloroethanol.
Butyl glycol is classed as an irritant, therefore, great precaution and care must be taken during the handling and distribution process.
Hazards
Butyl glycol, if in contact with your eyes, skin, throat, can be harmful and cause serious irritation.
Ingestion, and skin contact, can produce headaches, nausea, and dizziness.
The wearing of PPE equipment is recommended to prevent the chances of skin content, swallowing and inhaling.
If contact is made, it should be immediately washed out of eyes, soapy water should be used to clean the skin and any clothing contacted should also be removed and replaced.
Medical support must be obtained in all circumstances, especially if the chemical is swallowed.
Storage & Distribution
Butyl glycol should be stored in a cool, dark place away from food and oxidants.
Butyl glycol is transported in carbon steel, stainless steel or teflon containers and can be moved in bulk or drums.
Butyl glycol has a specific gravity of 0.9 and a flashpoint of 60 °C (closed cup) and has been classified as harmful but is not classified as dangerous for any form of transport.
If a leak or spillage has occurred, it should be immediately isolated (up to 50 meters in a 360 angle) and the source should be eliminated (only if possible, without risk).
Personal protection equipment must be worn, specifically a respirator to filter out gases emitted from the spillage.
The leak should be soaked up by a non-combustible material such as earth and then collected in sealable containers.
Wash away remainder with water.
If it is a minor leak, then a more common approach can be taken including the use of kitchen towel.
This should then be burned away from the spillage. The area must then be ventilated to ensure all vapours and gases are eliminated.
Butyl glycol has many uses, primarily as a solvent, in both the commercial and industrial industries.
Industry Uses
Butyl glycol usage is dominated by the paint industry which consumes approximately 75 % of all the BG produced.
This is because Butyl glycol is a low volatility solvent and can therefore both extend the drying times of coatings and improve their flow.
Other applications include use as a solvent in printing inks due to its high boiling point, textile dyes and as a component of hydraulic fluids.
Butyl glycol is also a component of drilling and cutting oils and is a major component of Corexit 9527, which is an oil spill dispersant product.
Butyl glycol is also a chemical intermediate and, as such, is a starting material in the production of butyl glycol acetate which is, itself, an excellent solvent.
Butyl glycol is also a starting material in the production of plasticisers by the reaction of phthalic anhydride.
Commercial Uses
Butyl glycol is used regularly in most households as it is a component of many home cleaning products.
Butyl glycol provides excellent cleaning power for domestic cleaning products and also provides the characteristic odour that we associate with them.
Butyl glycol also plays the same role in some industrial and commercial surface cleaners.
Many other products contain butyl glycol including spray lacquers, varnishes, varnish removers, paints, liquid soaps, degreasers, leather protectors, whiteboard cleaners, printing pastes, enamels, cosmetics and herbicides.
Butyl glycol is a glycol ether which possess surface active substance property and it dissolves in both water and organic substances.
Therefore it is a good solvent for dye, surface coating, cleaning products and ink. It is used in dyes in large amounts due it being non-volatile.
It is commonly used in resins, asphalt seperating substances, fat solvents, polishes and varnishes.
It is the main compound of many domestic and industrial cleaning products.
Butylene glycol is a chemical ingredient used in self-care products like:
shampoo
conditioner
lotion
anti-aging and hydrating serums
sheet masks
cosmetics
sunscreen
Butylene glycol is included in formulas for these types of products because it adds moisture and conditions hair and skin.
It also works as a solvent, meaning it keeps other ingredients, dyes, and pigments from clumping up inside of a solution.
Butyl glycol is a combustible material.
Keep the product and any empty containers away from heat, sparks and flame.
Handle in accordance with good industry practices for safety and hygiene.
See product ATAMAN’s SDS for further information.
BETA-BUTOXYETHANOL
BUCS
2-BUTOXY-1-ETHANOL
BUTOXYETHANOL
2-BUTOXYETHANOL
BUTYL CELLOSOLVE
BUTYL CELLOSOLVE®
BUTYL CELLU-SOL
BUTYL GLYCOL
BUTYL MONOETHER GLYCOL
BUTYL OXITOL
C4E1
CHIMEC NR
DOWANOL EB
DOWANOL® EB
EGBE
EKTASOLVE EB
EKTASOLVE EB®
ETHYLENE GLYCOL BUTYL ETHER
ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONO-N-BUTYL ETHER
ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER
ETHYLENE GLYCOL N-BUTYL
ETHYLENE GLYCOL N-BUTYL ETHER
GAFCOL EB
GLYCOL BUTYL ETHER
GLYCOL EB
GLYCOL ETHER EB
GLYCOL ETHER EB ACETATE
GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER
JEFFERSOL EB
MINEX BDH
MONOBUTYL ETHER OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL
MONOBUTYL GLYCOL ETHER
N-BUTOXYETHANOL
2-N-BUTOXYETHANOL
N-BUTYL CELLOSOLVE
O-BUTYL ETHYLENE GLYCOL
3-OXA-1-HEPTANOL
POLY-SOLV EB
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Butoxyethan-1-ol
Other names
2-Butoxyethanol
Butyl cellosolve
Butyl glycol
Butyl monoether glycol
EGBE (ethylene glycol monobutyl ether)
Dowanol EB
Bane-Clene
Eastman EB solvent
BH-33 industrial cleaner
Solvaset
2-BE
EGMBE
Butyl oxitol
Ektasolve
Jeffersol EB
Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether appears as a colorless liquid with a mild, pleasant odor.
Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether is less dense than water.
Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether has a Flash point 160°F.
Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether irritates skin and eyes and may be toxic by ingestion.
Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether is used as a solvent and to make paints and varnish.
Butyl Glycol is a colourless, slightly hygroscopic liquid with mild, characteristic odour.
Also known as 2-Butoxyethanol, ethylene glycol mono butyl ether and butyl glycol ether this product is fully miscible in water and a wide variety of organic solvents.
Butyl Glycol is used primarily within the paints, inks and coatings industries, butyl glycol is a low volatility solvent capable of improving flow and extending drying times.
Butyl Glycol is also a commonly found ingredient in many waxes, resins, textile dyes and even cleaning products for its cleaning ability.
2-Butoxyethanol
111-76-2
ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER
Butyl glycol
Butyl cellosolve
Butoxyethanol
Ethanol, 2-butoxy-
n-Butoxyethanol
Ethylene glycol butyl ether
Butyl oxitol
Glycol butyl ether
Glycol ether eb
3-Oxa-1-heptanol
2-butoxyethan-1-ol
EGBE
Dowanol EB
2-Butoxy-1-ethanol
Gafcol EB
Butylglycol
Poly-Solv EB
O-Butyl ethylene glycol
Jeffersol eb
Butyl cellu-sol
BUCS
Ektasolve EB
Glycol monobutyl ether
Chimec NR
2-Butoxy ethanol
2-Butossi-etanolo
2-Butoxy-aethanol
2-n-Butoxyethanol
Butylcelosolv
Butoksyetylowy alkohol
2-Butoxy-ethanol
Ethylene glycol n-butyl ether
EGMBE
Monobutyl glycol ether
Monobutyl ether of ethylene glycol
Ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether
n-Butyl Cellosolve
.beta.-Butoxyethanol
ethyleneglycol monobutyl ether
Butyglycol
Monobutyl ethylene glycol ether
2-n-Butoxy-1-ethanol
Ether alcohol
Ethylene glycol, monobutyl ether
Butyl icinol
UNII-I0P9XEZ9WV
Minex BDH
NSC 60759
2-Hydroxyethyl n-butyl ether
2-Butoxyethanol (ethylene glycol monobutyl ether)
Butyl monoether glycol
Eter monobutilico del etilenglicol
I0P9XEZ9WV
Butyl 2-hydroxyethyl ether
Ether monobutylique de l’ethyleneglycol
9004-77-7
CHEBI:63921
DSSTox_CID_4097
DSSTox_RID_77286
DSSTox_GSID_24097
Butylcelosolv [Czech]
Caswell No. 121
butylcellosolve
glycol ether eb
beta-Butoxyethanol
2 -Butoxyethanol
Butylglycol [French,German]
2-Butoxy-aethanol [German]
CAS-111-76-2
SMR001253761
2-Butossi-etanolo [Italian]
Butoxyethanol, 2-
Ektasolve EB solvent
CCRIS 5985
HSDB 538
Butoksyetylowy alkohol [Polish]
Ek tasolve EB solvent
Glycol ether eb acetate
EINECS 203-905-0
UN2369
n-butoxyethanol sodium salt
EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 011501
BRN 1732511
Butyloxitol
AI3-0993
butoxy-ethanol
Polyethylene glycol butyl ether
AI3-09903
Eter monobutilico del etilenglicol [Spanish]
Ethylene glycol mono butyl ether
Butyl Glycolether
EB Solvent
Ether monobutylique de l’ethyleneglycol [French]
3-oxaheptan-1-ol
Polyethylene glycol, monobutyl ester
2-(n-Butoxy)ethanol
BuOCH2CH2OH
ACMC-1BYYD
ethylenglycolmonobutylether
2-(1-Butyloxy) ethanol
EC 203-905-0
EC 500-012-0
2-Butoxy-aethanol(GERMAN)
SCHEMBL15712
MLS002174253
MLS002454362
WLN: Q2O4
Butyglycol(FRENCH, GERMAN)
Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether (EGBE)(2-Butoxyet)
ethylene glycol-monobutyl ether
Polyoxyethylene monobutyl ether
CHEMBL284588
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), alpha-butyl-omega-hydroxy-
QSPL 003
DTXSID1024097
2-BUTOXY ETHANOL (ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER)
Ethylene glycol butyl ether, 99%
2-butoxyethanol (butyl cellosolve)
NSC60759
ZINC1690437
Tox21_202399
Tox21_300123
MFCD00002884
NSC-60759
SBB059918
Ethylene glycol butyl ether, >=99%
Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether Reagent Grade
Ethylene glycol butyl ether, analytical standard
Q421557
Ethylene glycol butyl ether, for synthesis, 99.0%
J-508565
Ethylene glycol butyl ether, SAJ first grade, >=99.0%
Z1259086991
Ethylene glycol butyl ether, spectrophotometric grade, >=99.0%
Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether [UN2369]
Synonyms: 2-Butoxyethanol, Butyl cellosolve, Butyl glycol, Butyl monoether glycol, EGBE (ethylene glycol monobutyl ether), Dowanol, Bane-Clene, Eastman EB solvent, BH-33 industrial cleaner, Solvaset, EGBE, Butyl oxitol, Ektasolve, Jeffersol EB
Butyl Glycol Ether is used as a solvent in the coatings industry.
Butyl CELLOSOLVE glycol ether is a fast-evaporating glycol ether with an excellent balance of hydrophilic and hydrophobic character; excellent active solvency and coupling properties.
Butyl CELLOSOLVE is a very versatile solvent product with a good balance of many different properties. With a nearly equal balance of hydrophobic and hydrophilic character, Butyl CELLOSOLVE™ glycol ether provides excellent performance in coatings, cleaners, and many other types of products.
It is one of ATAMAN KIMYA’s fastest evaporating glycol ethers.
Butyl CELLOSOLVE glycol ether is compatible with a wide range of resin types, and it also offers 100% water solubility
Translated names
2-butoksietanol; etilen-glikol-monobutil-eter (hr)
2-butoksietanol; etilenglikol monobutil eter (sl)
2-butoksietanoli; etyleeniglykolin monobutyylieetteri (fi)
2-butoksietanolis; etilenglikolio monobutileteris (lt)
2-butoksietanols; etilēnglikola monobutilēteris (lv)
2-butoksyetanol; eter monobutylowy glikolu etylenowego (pl)
2-butoksyetanol; etylenglykolmonobutyleter; butylglykol (no)
2-butoksüetanool; etüleenglükooli monobutüüleeter (et)
2-butossietanol; etere tal-monobutil tal-glikol tal-etilen (mt)
2-butossietanolo; etilenglicol-monobutiletere (it)
2-butoxietanol; eter monobutilic al etilenglicolului (ro)
2-butoxietanol; etilén-glikol-monobutil-éter (hu)
2-butoxietanol; etylenglykolmonobutyleter (sv)
2-Butoxietanol; éter monobutílico de etilenglicol (es)
2-butoxietanol; éter monobutílico de etilenoglicol (pt)
2-butoxyetanol; etylénglykol monobutyléter (sk)
2-butoxyethan-1-ol; ethyleneglykolmonobutylether (cs)
2-butoxyethanol; ethyleenglycolmonobutylether (nl)
2-butoxyethanol; ethylenglycolmonobutylether (da)
2-Butoxyethanol; Ethylenglycolmonobutylether (de)
2-butoxyéthanol; éther monobutylique d’éthylène-glycol; (fr)
2-βουτοξυαιθανόλη· μονοβουτυλικός αιθέρας αιθυλενογλυκόλης (el)
2-бутоксиетанол; монобутилов етер на етиленгликола (bg)
CAS names: Ethanol, 2-butoxy-
IUPAC names
1-Butoxy-2-hydroxyethan
2 butossietanolo
2-buthoxtethanol
2-Butoksietanol
2-butoxy ethanol
2-butoxy-1-ethanol
2-butoxy-ethanol
2-butoxyehanole
2-Butoxyethan-1-ol
2-butoxyethan-1-ol
2-Butoxyethanol
2-BUTOXYETHANOL
2-Butoxyethanol
2-butoxyethanol
2-Butoxyethanol
2-butoxyethanol
2-butoxyethanol (Butyl glycol)
2-butoxyethanol ethylene glycol monobutyl ether butyl cellosolve
2-butoxyethanol, butyl cellosolve, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether
2-Butoxyethanol; Butyl glycol; Butyl cellosolve …
2-butoxyethanol; ethylene glycol monobutyl ether; butyl cellosolve
2-butoxyéthanol
Butoxyethanol
butyl cellosolve
Butyl cellosolvee
butyl glycol
butyl glycol
Butyl Oxitol
Butylglycol
butylglycol ether
CH2OHCH2CH2CH2OCH2CH2OCH2CH2OH
Ethanol, 2-butoxy-
ethanol, 2-butoxy-
ethylene
Ethylene glycol butyl ether
ethylene glycol butyl ether
Ethylene glycol butyl ether
Ethylene glycol butylether
Ethylene glycol mono butyl ether
ethylene glycol mono butyl ether
Ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether
Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl
ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER
Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether
ethylene glycol monobutyl ether
ethylenglykol butyl ether
UPV13
Trade names
2-butoxy-1-ethanol
2-Butoxyethanol
3-oxa-1-heptanol
3-oxo-1-heptanol
A-LT313
BG
BGE
BuOX
butoxyethanol
butyl cellosolve
Butyl CELLOSOLVE™ Solvent
butyl ethoxol
Butyl Glycol
Butyl glycol ether
butyl monoether glycol
Butyl Oxitol
butyl oxitol
Butylglycol
butylglycol ether
Butylglycolether
C-LT313
Dowanol EB
EB solvent
ECO2200-A-BLACK(T)
ECO2200-B
ED2800-A-BLACK(E)
EGBE
ET5745-AA-4440
ethylene glycol butyl ether
ethylene glycol monobutyl ether
FLOWADDITIVETB
Glycol Ether EB
Glycol ether EB
IZ180(N)LIQUID-1184
IZ180(N)LIQUID-1184(H)
KUV-5000(HARD COATING)
LT313-1000
LT313-4440
monobutyl ether
n-butoxyethanol
o-butyl ethylene glycol
PP100
UP5403(KC)
The paints and coatings industry is the highest user of butyl as it acts as an excellent flow improver, regulator, and coalesce.
Hence, several companies are using it in water-based paints.
The demand for such paints is increasing worldwide because of their environmentally friendly nature.
They are majorly applied on exterior walls of buildings. However, the high cost of raw materials and strong competition between renowned companies may hamper the butyl market growth in the upcoming years.
Butyl glycol also known as 2-Butoxyethanol is a colourless, slightly hygroscopic, neutral, high-boiling, low-volatility liquid with a mild odour that is used as a solvent and starting material for many reactions.
In addition to that, it is used as a solvent for aqueous coating systems (water-based paints).
Butyl glycol belongs to the family of glycol ethers. Glycol ethers consist of two components, an alcohol andether.
According to the nature of alcohol, molecules of this class can be divided into two groups: E series and P series which correspond to ethylene and propylene respectively.
Butyl glycol belongs to E series of glycol ethers.
Butyl glycol is miscible with water and common organic solvents in all proportions at room temperature.
It shows the reactions typically shown by alcohols, such as esterification, etherification, oxidation and formation of acetates and like most ethers, it forms peroxides in the presence of atmospheric oxygen.
A fast-evaporating glycol ether with an excellent balance of hydrophilic and hydrophobic character; excellent active solvency and coupling properties
Butyl CELLOSOLVE glycol ether is a very versatile solvent product with a good balance of many different properties.
With a nearly equal balance of hydrophobic and hydrophilic character, Butyl CELLSOLVE glycol ether provides excellent performance in coatings, cleaners, and many other types of products.
It is one of our fastest evaporating glycol ethers.
Butyl CELLOSOLVE glycol ether is compatible with a wide range of resin types, and it also offers 100% water solubility.
Butyl glycol is a colourless, hygroscopic, neutral, high-boiling, low-volatility liquid with a mild odour that is used as a solvent and starting material for many reactions.
It is also used as a solvent for water-based paints.
Butyl glycol belongs to the family of glycol ethers and has the ability to stabilize volatile compounds such as flavors and fragrances.
The growth of water-based coatings that use glycol ethers has been one of the the major factor driving the growth of the butyl glycol market.
Applications of Butyl glycol is used as a solvent in ink and coating industry and as a solvent in lacquer thinners.
Butyl glycol is a low volatility solvent, thus it has the properties to extend the drying time of coatings and to increase their flow properties.
It improves the brushability of certain paints and reduces their viscosity along with improvement in the flow of urea and melamine
Butyl Glycol, also known as 2-Butoxyethanol, has the molecular formula BuOC2H4OH (Bu = CH3CH2CH2CH2).
Butyl glycol is represented in a liquid state and is a natural compound.
The fluid derives from glycol ethers and a butyl ether of ethylene glycol.
Its odour is sweet and ether-like. The solvent is relatively cheap and not buoyant.
It has the properties of a surfactant and hence, is used in many industrial and domestic products.
With the use of the compound, products like coatings, ink and water-based paint are being formed.
The fluid extends the drying time of the products, as well as improves its flow. Moreover, flows of melamine, the solvent, also improve phenolic stoving finishes and urea.
Butyl Glycol is a relatively moderate evaporating colorless and flammable liquid. It is a powerful solvent with coalescing properties. Due to its powerful solvency and equal balance of hydrophobic and hydrophilic character, Butyl Glycol has a wide range of applications in different industries.
OTHER PRODUCTS OF ATAMAN KIMYA THAT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST:
Potassium Amyl Xanthate – PAX (KAX)
Potassium Ethyl Xxanthate – PEX (KEX)
Sodium Isopropyl Xanthate – SIPX
Sodium Isobutyl Xanthate – SIBX
Sodium Sulphur
Sodium Sulphydrate
Methyl Isobutyl Carbinol – MIBC
2 – Ethyl Hexanol
Butyl Glycol
Copper Sulphate
Zinc Sulfate
Sodium Bichromate
Sodium Silicate
BETA-BUTOXYETHANOL
BUCS
2-BUTOXY-1-ETHANOL
BUTOXYETHANOL
2-BUTOXYETHANOL
BUTYL CELLOSOLVE
BUTYL CELLOSOLVE®
BUTYL CELLU-SOL
BUTYL GLYCOL
BUTYL MONOETHER GLYCOL
BUTYL OXITOL
C4E1
CHIMEC NR
DOWANOL EB
DOWANOL® EB
EGBE
EKTASOLVE EB
EKTASOLVE EB®
ETHYLENE GLYCOL BUTYL ETHER
ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONO-N-BUTYL ETHER
ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER
ETHYLENE GLYCOL N-BUTYL
ETHYLENE GLYCOL N-BUTYL ETHER
GAFCOL EB
GLYCOL BUTYL ETHER
GLYCOL EB
GLYCOL ETHER EB
GLYCOL ETHER EB ACETATE
GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER
JEFFERSOL EB
MINEX BDH
MONOBUTYL ETHER OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL
MONOBUTYL GLYCOL ETHER
N-BUTOXYETHANOL
2-N-BUTOXYETHANOL
N-BUTYL CELLOSOLVE
O-BUTYL ETHYLENE GLYCOL
3-OXA-1-HEPTANOL
POLY-SOLV EB
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Butoxyethan-1-ol
Other names
2-Butoxyethanol
Butyl cellosolve
Butyl glycol
Butyl monoether glycol
EGBE (ethylene glycol monobutyl ether)
Dowanol EB
Bane-Clene
Eastman EB solvent
BH-33 industrial cleaner
Solvaset
2-BE
EGMBE
Butyl oxitol
Ektasolve
Jeffersol EB
Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether appears as a colorless liquid with a mild, pleasant odor.
Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether is less dense than water.
Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether has a Flash point 160°F.
Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether irritates skin and eyes and may be toxic by ingestion.
Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether is used as a solvent and to make paints and varnish.
Butyl Glycol is a colourless, slightly hygroscopic liquid with mild, characteristic odour.
Also known as 2-Butoxyethanol, ethylene glycol mono butyl ether and butyl glycol ether this product is fully miscible in water and a wide variety of organic solvents.
Butyl Glycol is used primarily within the paints, inks and coatings industries, butyl glycol is a low volatility solvent capable of improving flow and extending drying times.
Butyl Glycol is also a commonly found ingredient in many waxes, resins, textile dyes and even cleaning products for its cleaning ability.
2-Butoxyethanol
111-76-2
ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER
Butyl glycol
Butyl cellosolve
Butoxyethanol
Ethanol, 2-butoxy-
n-Butoxyethanol
Ethylene glycol butyl ether
Butyl oxitol
Glycol butyl ether
Glycol ether eb
3-Oxa-1-heptanol
2-butoxyethan-1-ol
EGBE
Dowanol EB
2-Butoxy-1-ethanol
Gafcol EB
Butylglycol
Poly-Solv EB
O-Butyl ethylene glycol
Jeffersol eb
Butyl cellu-sol
BUCS
Ektasolve EB
Glycol monobutyl ether
Chimec NR
2-Butoxy ethanol
2-Butossi-etanolo
2-Butoxy-aethanol
2-n-Butoxyethanol
Butylcelosolv
Butoksyetylowy alkohol
2-Butoxy-ethanol
Ethylene glycol n-butyl ether
EGMBE
Monobutyl glycol ether
Monobutyl ether of ethylene glycol
Ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether
n-Butyl Cellosolve
.beta.-Butoxyethanol
ethyleneglycol monobutyl ether
Butyglycol
Monobutyl ethylene glycol ether
2-n-Butoxy-1-ethanol
Ether alcohol
Ethylene glycol, monobutyl ether
Butyl icinol
UNII-I0P9XEZ9WV
Minex BDH
NSC 60759
2-Hydroxyethyl n-butyl ether
2-Butoxyethanol (ethylene glycol monobutyl ether)
Butyl monoether glycol
Eter monobutilico del etilenglicol
I0P9XEZ9WV
Butyl 2-hydroxyethyl ether
Ether monobutylique de l’ethyleneglycol
9004-77-7
CHEBI:63921
DSSTox_CID_4097
DSSTox_RID_77286
DSSTox_GSID_24097
Butylcelosolv [Czech]
Caswell No. 121
butylcellosolve
glycol ether eb
beta-Butoxyethanol
2 -Butoxyethanol
Butylglycol [French,German]
2-Butoxy-aethanol [German]
CAS-111-76-2
SMR001253761
2-Butossi-etanolo [Italian]
Butoxyethanol, 2-
Ektasolve EB solvent
CCRIS 5985
HSDB 538
Butoksyetylowy alkohol [Polish]
Ek tasolve EB solvent
Glycol ether eb acetate
EINECS 203-905-0
UN2369
n-butoxyethanol sodium salt
EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 011501
BRN 1732511
Butyloxitol
AI3-0993
butoxy-ethanol
Polyethylene glycol butyl ether
AI3-09903
Eter monobutilico del etilenglicol [Spanish]
Ethylene glycol mono butyl ether
Butyl Glycolether
EB Solvent
Ether monobutylique de l’ethyleneglycol [French]
3-oxaheptan-1-ol
Polyethylene glycol, monobutyl ester
2-(n-Butoxy)ethanol
BuOCH2CH2OH
ACMC-1BYYD
ethylenglycolmonobutylether
2-(1-Butyloxy) ethanol
EC 203-905-0
EC 500-012-0
2-Butoxy-aethanol(GERMAN)
SCHEMBL15712
MLS002174253
MLS002454362
WLN: Q2O4
Butyglycol(FRENCH, GERMAN)
Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether (EGBE)(2-Butoxyet)
ethylene glycol-monobutyl ether
Polyoxyethylene monobutyl ether
CHEMBL284588
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), alpha-butyl-omega-hydroxy-
QSPL 003
DTXSID1024097
2-BUTOXY ETHANOL (ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER)
Ethylene glycol butyl ether, 99%
2-butoxyethanol (butyl cellosolve)
NSC60759
ZINC1690437
Tox21_202399
Tox21_300123
MFCD00002884
NSC-60759
SBB059918
Ethylene glycol butyl ether, >=99%
Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether Reagent Grade
Ethylene glycol butyl ether, analytical standard
Q421557
Ethylene glycol butyl ether, for synthesis, 99.0%
J-508565
Ethylene glycol butyl ether, SAJ first grade, >=99.0%
Z1259086991
Ethylene glycol butyl ether, spectrophotometric grade, >=99.0%
Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether [UN2369]
Synonyms: 2-Butoxyethanol, Butyl cellosolve, Butyl glycol, Butyl monoether glycol, EGBE (ethylene glycol monobutyl ether), Dowanol, Bane-Clene, Eastman EB solvent, BH-33 industrial cleaner, Solvaset, EGBE, Butyl oxitol, Ektasolve, Jeffersol EB
Butyl Glycol Ether is used as a solvent in the coatings industry.
Butyl CELLOSOLVE glycol ether is a fast-evaporating glycol ether with an excellent balance of hydrophilic and hydrophobic character; excellent active solvency and coupling properties.
Butyl CELLOSOLVE is a very versatile solvent product with a good balance of many different properties. With a nearly equal balance of hydrophobic and hydrophilic character, Butyl CELLOSOLVE™ glycol ether provides excellent performance in coatings, cleaners, and many other types of products.
It is one of ATAMAN KIMYA’s fastest evaporating glycol ethers.
Butyl CELLOSOLVE glycol ether is compatible with a wide range of resin types, and it also offers 100% water solubility
Translated names
2-butoksietanol; etilen-glikol-monobutil-eter (hr)
2-butoksietanol; etilenglikol monobutil eter (sl)
2-butoksietanoli; etyleeniglykolin monobutyylieetteri (fi)
2-butoksietanolis; etilenglikolio monobutileteris (lt)
2-butoksietanols; etilēnglikola monobutilēteris (lv)
2-butoksyetanol; eter monobutylowy glikolu etylenowego (pl)
2-butoksyetanol; etylenglykolmonobutyleter; butylglykol (no)
2-butoksüetanool; etüleenglükooli monobutüüleeter (et)
2-butossietanol; etere tal-monobutil tal-glikol tal-etilen (mt)
2-butossietanolo; etilenglicol-monobutiletere (it)
2-butoxietanol; eter monobutilic al etilenglicolului (ro)
2-butoxietanol; etilén-glikol-monobutil-éter (hu)
2-butoxietanol; etylenglykolmonobutyleter (sv)
2-Butoxietanol; éter monobutílico de etilenglicol (es)
2-butoxietanol; éter monobutílico de etilenoglicol (pt)
2-butoxyetanol; etylénglykol monobutyléter (sk)
2-butoxyethan-1-ol; ethyleneglykolmonobutylether (cs)
2-butoxyethanol; ethyleenglycolmonobutylether (nl)
2-butoxyethanol; ethylenglycolmonobutylether (da)
2-Butoxyethanol; Ethylenglycolmonobutylether (de)
2-butoxyéthanol; éther monobutylique d’éthylène-glycol; (fr)
2-βουτοξυαιθανόλη· μονοβουτυλικός αιθέρας αιθυλενογλυκόλης (el)
2-бутоксиетанол; монобутилов етер на етиленгликола (bg)
CAS names: Ethanol, 2-butoxy-
IUPAC names
1-Butoxy-2-hydroxyethan
2 butossietanolo
2-buthoxtethanol
2-Butoksietanol
2-butoxy ethanol
2-butoxy-1-ethanol
2-butoxy-ethanol
2-butoxyehanole
2-Butoxyethan-1-ol
2-butoxyethan-1-ol
2-Butoxyethanol
2-BUTOXYETHANOL
2-Butoxyethanol
2-butoxyethanol
2-Butoxyethanol
2-butoxyethanol
2-butoxyethanol (Butyl glycol)
2-butoxyethanol ethylene glycol monobutyl ether butyl cellosolve
2-butoxyethanol, butyl cellosolve, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether
2-Butoxyethanol; Butyl glycol; Butyl cellosolve …
2-butoxyethanol; ethylene glycol monobutyl ether; butyl cellosolve
2-butoxyéthanol
Butoxyethanol
butyl cellosolve
Butyl cellosolvee
butyl glycol
butyl glycol
Butyl Oxitol
Butylglycol
butylglycol ether
CH2OHCH2CH2CH2OCH2CH2OCH2CH2OH
Ethanol, 2-butoxy-
ethanol, 2-butoxy-
ethylene
Ethylene glycol butyl ether
ethylene glycol butyl ether
Ethylene glycol butyl ether
Ethylene glycol butylether
Ethylene glycol mono butyl ether
ethylene glycol mono butyl ether
Ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether
Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl
ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER
Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether
ethylene glycol monobutyl ether
ethylenglykol butyl ether
UPV13
Trade names
2-butoxy-1-ethanol
2-Butoxyethanol
3-oxa-1-heptanol
3-oxo-1-heptanol
A-LT313
BG
BGE
BuOX
butoxyethanol
butyl cellosolve
Butyl CELLOSOLVE™ Solvent
butyl ethoxol
Butyl Glycol
Butyl glycol ether
butyl monoether glycol
Butyl Oxitol
butyl oxitol
Butylglycol
butylglycol ether
Butylglycolether
C-LT313
Dowanol EB
EB solvent
ECO2200-A-BLACK(T)
ECO2200-B
ED2800-A-BLACK(E)
EGBE
ET5745-AA-4440
ethylene glycol butyl ether
ethylene glycol monobutyl ether
FLOWADDITIVETB
Glycol Ether EB
Glycol ether EB
IZ180(N)LIQUID-1184
IZ180(N)LIQUID-1184(H)
KUV-5000(HARD COATING)
LT313-1000
LT313-4440
monobutyl ether
n-butoxyethanol
o-butyl ethylene glycol
PP100
UP5403(KC)