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Butyl CARBITOL™ Solvent

Applications: Architectural Coatings, Surface Care, Industrial Cleaning

Product Families: Functional Additives, Esters & Ethers, Ethers

Chemical Family: Ethers, Glycols, Glycol Ethers

End Uses: Waterborne Ink, Solventborne Ink, Screen Printing Ink

Butyl CARBITOL™ is a slow-evaporating, hydrophilic glycol ether with excellent coalescing and coupling power. Butyl CARBITOL™ glycol ether can be considered a slower-evaporating analog of Butyl CELLOSOLVE™ glycol ether. It can be used in combination with Butyl CELLOSOLVE™ glycol ether to lower the evaporation rate and increase the hydrophobicity of the solvent package. In addition, Butyl CARBITOL™ glycol ether offers 100% water solubility.