Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Name
- CAS No.
- 110-63-4
- EC No.
- 203-786-5
- Technologies
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Base Chemicals End Uses
- Applications
Butanediol is used industrially in the manufacture of some plastics, elastic fibers and polyurethanes. It is also used directly as a feedstock in the manufacture of some important co-polymers, such as Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT).
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Clear & free from suspended matter
- Odor
- Faint Odor
- Soluble in
- Water
- Analytical Properties
- Physico-Chemical Properties
- Note
* - GC Area % method. Water subtracted from Purity
Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
Color | max. 5 | Pt/Co | ASTM D 1209-05 |
Water Content | max. 0.05 | Wt% | ASTM E 1064-16 |
Solidification Point | min. 19.6 | °C | ASTM D 1493-97 |
BDO Purity | min. 99.5 | Wt% | HY379-01* |
Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
Autoignition | 350 | °C | — |
Boiling Point | 228 | °C | — |
Evaporation Rate (Butyl Acetate=1) | max. 1 | — | — |
Lower Explosive Limit | 0.0195 | — | — |
Melting Point | 19 - 20 | °C | — |
Molecular Weight | 90.12 | — | — |
Osha Flammability Class | IIIB | — | — |
Upper Explosive Limit | 0.183 | — | — |
Vapor Density (Air = 1) | 3.1 | — | — |
Vapor Pressure (at 38 °C) | max. 1 | mmHg | — |
Viscosity (at 20 °C) | 84.9 | cP | — |
Volatility | 0 | — | — |
Flash Point | min. 121 | °C | Open Cup |
pH Value | Neutral | — | — |
Specific Gravity (Water = 1) | 1.017 | — | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance