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Properties: Colorless, transparent liquid with a slight ether odor. Low toxicity; low viscosity; low surface tension; moderate evaporation rate; good solubility and coupling ability.

Solubility: Miscible with water, with a suitable HLB value. Soluble oils, natural resins and rubbers, cellulose, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol methyl/acetaldehyde/butyral, alkyd resins, phenolic resins, urea resins, and other high molecular weight chemicals.

Acidity: (based on acetic acid) <0.01 wt%

Water content: <0.15 wt%

Color: (APHA) <10

Purity: >99.0 wt%

Density: (at 25°C) 0.950

Distillation range: (at 760 mmHg) 180-195°C

Evaporation rate: (BuAc=100) 2

Boiling point: (101.3 kPa)/C=190℃.

Flash point: (Closed cup) 75°C, (Open cup) 85°C.

Solubility: (at 20°C, g/100g water) Miscible.

Specific gravity: (at 25/25°C) 0.95-0.953

Viscosity: (at 25°C) 3.33 mPa.s

Surface tension: (at 25°C) 28.8 Dynes/cm

Refractive index: (at 25°C) 1.419

Viscosity: (at 25°C) 3.33 mPa.s

Applications:

Used as a solvent for nitrocellulose, ethylcellulose, polyvinyl acetate, etc.; used as a solvent for coatings and dyes; also a component of brake fluids. Used as a solvent for printing inks and enamels; also used as a solvent for cutting oils and cleaning oils. Used as a coupling agent in water-based diluents (often used in combination); Active solvent for water-based coatings;

Solvent and coupling agent for household and industrial cleaners, grease and paint removers, metal cleaners, and hard surface cleaners;

Basic solvent and coupling agent for solvent-based screen printing inks;

Coupling agent and solvent for vat-dyed fabrics;

Coupling agent and skin care agent in cosmetic formulations; stabilizer for agricultural pesticides; coagulant for floor brighteners.

Application Areas

Primarily used as an excellent solvent for nitrocellulose, alkyd resins, and maleic anhydride-modified phenolic resins; used as an antifreeze for jet fuels and an additive for brake fluids; primarily used as a solvent, dispersant, and diluent; also used as a fuel antifreeze and extractant.