Ethylene Glycol Ether
It is mainly used as a solvent for nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate, synthetic resins and paints. It is used as a raw material for preparing paint thinners, paint removers and spray paints in the paint industry, as a pharmaceutical extractant, and as a resin plasticizer in the plastics industry. In the textile industry, it is used as a dispersant for fiber lubricants and chemical fiber oils, as well as automotive brake fluids, pesticide dispersants, dry cleaning agents, cutting oil solvents, organic synthesis intermediates, auxiliary solvents for mineral oil emulsions, and analytical reagents.
Other names 2-ethoxyethanol; ethyl cellosolve
The molecular formula is C4H10O2; CH3CH2OCH2CH2OH
Appearance and properties: colorless liquid, almost odorless
Molecular weight 90.12 Vapor pressure 0.51 kPa/20℃ Flash point: 43℃
Melting point -70°C boiling point: 135.1°C solubility can be miscible with water and most organic solvents such as ethanol
Density (D4) 0.925-0.935
The relative density (water=1) is 0.94; the relative density (air=1) 3.10 is stable
Danger marks 7 (flammable liquid) and 14 (including drugs) are mainly used as solvents, as well as leather colorants, emulsifiers, stabilizers, paint thinners, paint removers, etc.