Nature Mixtureofethyleneglycolmonoalkylethers

Themaincomponentsare:

Triethyleneglycolmonobutylether CASNo.: 143-22-6 Tetraethyleneglycolmonobutylether CASNo.: 1559-34-8

EINECSNo.: 205-592-6 EINECSNo.: 216-322-1

Delivery specification Property Value Unit Testmethod

Boilingrangeat1013mbar 265–350 °C DIN53171

Watercontent max.0.1 % DIN51777,Part1

Hazencolournumber max.50 – DINISO6271

Physical data ThephysicaldatasubmittedbelowwerederivedfromtheliteratureandfromBASFmeasurementsandcalculations.However,thevaluespresenteddonotrepresentaguaranteeinthelegalsenseforthepropertiesoftheproductthatweplaceonthemarket.

Vapourpressure at20°C 0.002mbar at50°C 0.022mbar

Densityat20°C(DIN51757) 0.990–0.998g/cm3

Refractiveindexn20D(DIN51169) 1.440–1.442

Viscosityat20°C(DIN51562) 10–11mPa·s

Meltingpoint approx.–45°C

Evaporationrate approx.8000 (DIN53170;ether=1)

®=RegisteredtrademarkofBASFSE Butyl triglycolLow-volatility, high-boiling, clear, odourless liquid. The “butyl triglycol” supplied by BASF SE is a technical-grade product.

Technical Leaflet

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Applications

Themainapplicationsforbutyltriglycolarereviewedbelowbutthelistisbynomeanscomplete.

Butyltriglycolcanbeusedas:

– alow-volatilitysolventcomponentinvariouspaintsystemstoimproveglossandlevelling

– aningredientforcuttingoils

– anadditiveformetaldegreasersandfloorcleanersetc.

– acosolventforprintinginks,stamp-padinks,writinganddrawinginks

– additiveforbrakefluids.(Note:butyltriglycolcancausesealstoswellifaddedinlargeamounts)

– anintermediateinthemanufactureofplasticizers.

Safety

Whenusingthisproduct,theinformationandadvicegiveninourSafety Data Sheetshouldbeobserved.Dueattentionshouldalsobegiventotheprecautionsnecessaryforhandlingchemicals.

Note

Thedatacontainedinthispublicationarebasedonourcurrentknowledgeandexperience.Inviewofthemanyfactorsthatmayaffectprocessingandapplicationofourproduct,thesedatadonotrelieveprocessorsfromcarryingouttheirowninvestigationsandtests;neitherdothesedataimplyanyguaranteeofcertainproperties,northesuitabilityoftheproductforaspecificpurpose.Anydescriptions,drawings,photographs,data,pro-portions,weightsetc.givenhereinmaychangewithoutpriorinformationanddonotconstitutetheagreedcontractualqualityoftheproduct.Itistheresponsibilityoftherecipientofourproductstoensurethatanyproprietaryrightsandexistinglawsandlegislationareobserved.

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