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Altivia Methyl Isobutyl Carbinol (MIBC) is a stable, colorless liquid with a mild alcoholic odor. It is slightly soluble in water and miscible with most organic solvents. MIBC is commonly used by the coatings industry as a latent solvent to adjust cure rates and to reduce viscosity. It is also used as a solvent for dyes and stains, nitrocellulose and ethylcellulose lacquers, ester gums, natural resins, phenolics, and waxes. Methyl Isobutyl Carbinol is also referred to as 4-methyl-2-Pentanol or Isobutyl Methyl Carbinol.

Altivia Diisobutyl Carbinol, Technical Grade (DIBC) is a transparent, colorless liquid with a sweet odor. DIBC is a high-boiling, slow evaporating solvent that is very slightly soluble in water, but is miscible with most organic solvents. DIBC has low surface tension and is a non-HAP (Hazardous Air Pollutant) solvent. It is commonly used as an extraction solvent for multiple applications including acetic acid and ethanol from aqueous solution, ethyl acetone from methyl ethyl ketone, and many others. DIBC can also be used as a solvent for hydrogen peroxide manufacture, lacquers, shellac, printing inks, and alkyd resins. Diisobutyl Carbinol is also referred to as DIBC; 2,6 dimethyl-4- heptanol; Nonyl Alcohol; and Dimethyl Heptanol.