“Slow” solvent used as a co-solvent in waterborne organic coatings and also to dissolve nitrocellulose, polyester, epoxy resins.
Chemical name: Ethylene glycol mono butyl ether; 2-Butoxyethanol (also called butyl cellosolve or butyl oxitol)
Chemical formula:
Boiling point: 171°C; Evaporation number relative to ether: 160; specific gravity:0,901; refractive index: 1,4196; flash point: 60°C