Alcohol ether solvents are oxygen-containing solvents, mainly low-carbon alcohol ethers of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol. There are both ether bonds and hydroxyl groups in the composition. The former is lipophilic and can dissolve hydrophobic compounds, while the latter is hydrophilic and can dissolve water-soluble compounds. Alcohol ether solvents are mixed with other solvents in solvent-based paints. Their characteristic is that they can maintain the leveling of the coating film after most solvents evaporate. Alcohol ether solvents have good compatibility with water and are widely used in water-based coatings as cosolvents and coupling agents.

Propylene glycol butyl ether PnB

l It can be used in all high-demand water-based coatings and water-based ink systems as a solvent and film-forming aid. It has a relatively good control effect on odor and can reduce the film-forming temperature. Such as water-based automotive paint, industrial paint, and water-based printing ink.

l It is used in household cleaner formulas, mainly in kitchen degreasing formulas.

l In household hard surface cleaners, it can be compounded with DPnB for obvious cleaning effects.

l In high-demand industrial cleaning agents, flux is removed

l Used in air freshener formulations

Dipropylene glycol butyl ether DPnB

l In water-based wood paint, it is used with DPM or DE as a solvent and film-forming aid, and the effect is excellent

l As a film-forming aid for water-based polyurethane coatings

l As a solvent in water-based printing inks, it has excellent printing effects and excellent odor requirements

l Applied in screen printing that requires no odor

l In household hard surface cleaners, it can be used in combination with DPnB, and the cleaning effect is obvious.

l Applied in glass cleaning agent formulations and kitchen oil cleaning formulas, the cleaning effect is obvious

l Applied in industrial cleaning agents that require no odor

l In the functional household wet wipes industry, it is used in combination with DPnP

l It is better used in ink cleaning agents.