Chemical Structure

Diethylene glycol butyl ether (DGBE) is a type of glycol ether. It is primarily used as a solvent in coatings, inks, cleaners and specialty fluids, or to produce diethylene glycol butyl acetate.

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DGBE is used as a solvent in coatings and cleaner applications for industrial and consumer markets. It is also used as a chemical intermediate to produce diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate (DBA) and some herbicides, insecticides and plasticizers. DGBE is also used in hydraulic brake fluid applications.

Specifically, Butyl CARBITOL solvent is used as:

Latex coalescent in water-based architectural and industrial coatingsCoupling agent and solvent in household and industrial cleaners, rust removers, hard surface cleaners and disinfectantsPrimary solvent in solvent-based silk screen printing inksCoupling solvent for resins and dyes in water-based printing inksSolvent for ball point and felt tip pen inks, and textile dyeing and printingCoalescent for latex adhesivesDeactivator and stabilizer for agricultural pesticidesDiluent in hydraulic brake fluid applications