SABIC ® Butoxy Glycol Ether (EB)

Description

Butoxy Glycol Ether (EB) is fast-evaporating glycol ether with an excellent balance of hydrophilic and hydrophobic character; excellent active solvency and coupling properties. Butoxy Glycol Ether (EB) is a very versatile solvent product with a good balance of many different properties. With a nearly equal balance of hydrophobic and hydrophilic character, Butoxy Glycol Ether (EB) provides excellent performance in coatings, cleaners, and many other types of products. Butoxy Glycol Ether (EB) is compatible with a wide range of resin types, and it also offers 100% water solubility.

Applications

• Active solvent for solvent-based coatings.
• Coalescent for industrial water-based coatings.
• Coupling agent for architectural water-borne coatings.
• Coupling agent and solvent in household and industrial cleaners, rust removers, hard surface cleaners, and disinfectants.
• Primary solvent in solvent-based silk screen printing inks.
• Coupling agent for resins and dyes in water-based printing inks.
• Solvent for agricultural pesticides.