Vardhman Chemicals
Vasai West, Vasai Virar, Palghar, Maharashtra
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Product Details:
| Minimum Order Quantity | 16000 Litre |
| Usage/Application | Industrial |
| Purity | 99.93% |
| Purity % | 99.93% |
| Packaging Details | TANKER LOAD |
| Grade Standard | PHARMA |
| HS Code | 29153100 |
| Country of Origin | Made in India |
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Product Details:
| Purity % | >99% |
| Grade Standard | Industrial Grade |
| Physical State | Liquid |
| Color | Colorless |
2-Butoxyethanol is an organic compound with the chemical formula BuOC2H4OH (Bu = CH3CH2CH2CH2). This colorless liquid has a sweet, ether-like odor, as it derives from the family of glycol ethers, and is a butyl ether of ethylene glycol. As a relatively nonvolatile, inexpensive solvent, it is used in many domestic and industrial products because of its properties as a surfactant. It is a known respiratory irritant[4] and can be acutely toxic, but animal studies did not find it to be mutagenic, and no studies suggest it is a human carcinogen.[5] A study of 13 classroom air contaminants conducted in Portugal reported a statistically significant association with increased rates of nasal obstruction and a positive association below the level of statistical significance with a higher risk of obese asthma and increased child BMI.[6]
Production[edit]2-Butoxyethanol is commonly obtained through two processes; the ethoxylation reaction of butanol and ethylene oxide in the presence of a catalyst:
C2H4O + C4H9OH → C4H9OC2H4OHor the etherification of butanol with 2-chloroethanol.[7] 2-Butoxyethanol can be obtained in the laboratory by performing a ring opening of 2-propyl-1,3-dioxolane with boron trichloride.[8] It is often produced industrially by combining ethylene glycol and butyraldehyde in a Parr reactor with palladium on carbon.[9]
In 2006, the European production of butyl glycol ethers amounted to 181 kilotons, of which approximately 50% (90 kt/a) was 2-butoxyethanol. World production is estimated to be 200 to 500 kt/a, of which 75% is for paints and coatings[10] and 18% for metal cleaners and household cleaners.[11] In the US, it is considered a high production volume chemical because more than 100 million pounds of this chemical are produced per year.[11]
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