Butyl Diglycol

General Applications: 

Solvency Properties

Glycol ethers are characterized by their excellent solvency, chemical stability and compatibility with water and a number of organic solvents. The dual functionality presents in the Glycol Ethers accounts for their unique solvency properties. They are:

• Mild-odored solvents for many resins, oils, waxes, fats and dyestuffs

• Coupling agents for many water/organic systems

• Miscible with a wide range of polar and non-polar organic solvents

• Miscible with water in all proportionation

End-Uses

This strong solvency leads to the selection of certain glycol ethers for a broad array of end-uses:

• Dye solvents in the textile, leather and printing industries

• Solvents for grease and grime in industrial cleaning and specialty formulations

• Solvents for insecticides and herbicides for agricultural applications

• Coupling solvents for hard-surface cleaners and other soap-hydrocarbon systems

• Solvents and cosolvents for conventional lacquer, enamel and stains for industrial coating systems

• Cosolvents for waterborne industrial coating systems

• Fuel System Icing Inhibitor (FSII)

• Freeze-thaw agents in aqueous systems

• Chemical reaction solvents