Technical Leaflet

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Petrochemicals

Supersedes edition dated July 2002

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Butyl Glycol
High-boiling, low-volatility liquid with a mild odour that is used as a solvent and starting material for syntheses. Excellent co-solvent in aqueous coating systems (water-based paints).

Chemical nature Delivery Specification

 thylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether; E 2-Butoxyethanol 1-Hydroxy-2-n-butoxyethane CH3(CH2)3O(CH2)2OH Molecular formula: C6H14O2 Molar mass: CAS No.: Property Mass fraction of butyl glycol water Platinum-cobalt colour 118.18 g/mol 111-76-2 Value min. 99.0 max. 0.1 max. 10 EINECS No.: Unit % % 203-905-0 Test method DIN 55688 DIN 51777, part 1 DIN EN 1557

Properties
 olourless, neutral, slightly hygroscopic, mobile liquid with a mild odour. The C product is miscible with water and common organic solvents in all propor tions at room temperature. Butyl glycol shows the reactions typical of an alcohol, such as esterification,  etherification, oxidation and the formation of acetates and alcoholates. Like most ethers, it forms peroxides in the presence of atmospheric oxygen. Our product conforms to the DIN 55999 specifications.

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Physical data

The following physical data have been compiled from the literature as well as  from BASF measurements and calculations. They provide no guarantee of properties in the legal sense, however. Boiling range at 1013 mbar (DIN 53171; 95 Vol.-%; 297 ml) Density at 20 C (DIN 51757) Refractive index n20 D (DIN 53169) Freezing point T [C] Vapour pressure P [mbar] 168172 C 0.89950.9020 g/cm3 1.41901.4200 70.4 C Density Viscosity r [g/cm3] [mPas] 0.9655 0.9499 0.9339 0.9176 0.9009 0.8924 0.8839 0.8752 0.8665 0.8488 0.8308 0.8124 0.7936 0.7746 255.1 46.2 14.4 6.2 3.3 2.5 2.0 1.6 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 Specific Surface heat tension Cr [kJ/(kgK)] [mN/m]

60 40 20 0 0.17 20 0.89 30 40 3.7 50 7.1 60 12.5 80 36.3 100 90.6 120 201 140 404 160 744 171.2 1013

2.13 2.26 2.33 2.40 2.47 2.55 2.71 2.89 3.08

27.8 27.0 26.2 25.4

Enthalpy of vaporization ( HV ) at 1013 mbar Heat of combustion ( Hc) Dipolar moment () Evaporation rate (DIN 53170; ether = 1) Hansen solubility parameters: d = 16.0 (MPa)1/2 p = 5.1 (MPa)1/2 h = 12.3 (MPa)1/2 t = 20.8 (MPa)1/2

368 kJ/kg 32397 kJ/kg 2.08 D 160

Applications
Selected applications of butyl glycol are described below.  Coatings Industry  s a low-volatility solvent, butyl glycol can be used to extend the drying time A of coatings and improves their flow. It is especially recommended for paints for brush-application based on cellulose nitrate, chlorinated binders or cellu lose ethers, because when it is applied to dry coatings, it only softens them very slowly.  mall proportions of butyl glycol improve the brushability of, for example, S alkyd resin paints and reduce their viscosity. It is also an extremely efficient flow improver for urea, melamine or phenolic stoving finishes.

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Butyl Glycol has proved to be the most effective of a large number of  rganic solvents tested in a very wide range of aqueous coating systems. o 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.  s a coalescing aid, butyl glycol can significantly lower the minimum filmA forming temperature (MFFT) and improve flow in many physically drying paint systems.  utyl glycol improves the evaporation behaviour of the volatile constituents B (e.g. in water-based stoving enamels) during hot-air or infrared drying. Further information on the use of butyl glycol in aqueous coating  systems can be found in our Technical Information Sheet Butyl glycol in water-based coating systems (TI-CIW/ES 016 e). 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.

Safety
 hen using this product, the information and advice given in our Safety W Data Sheet should be observed. Due attention should also be given to the precautions necessary for handling chemicals.

Note
The data contained in this publication are based on our current knowledge  and experience. In view of the many factors that may affect processing and application of our product, these data do not relieve processors from carrying out their own investigations and tests; neither do these data imply any guarantee of certain properties, nor the suitability of the product for a specific purpose. Any descriptions, drawings, photographs, data, pro- portions, weights etc. given herein may change without prior information and do not constitute the agreed contractual quality of the product. It is the responsibility of the recipient of our products to ensure that any proprietary rights and existing laws and legislation are observed. April 2008

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