Eastman™ EP Solvent CAS No.2807-30-9

Application/Uses

- Aerosols
- Cleaners - Ink Processes, Glass, Household, Industrial, and Metal
- Coatings - Automotive OEM
- Coatings - Automotive Refinish
- Coatings - Can and Coil
- Coatings - Consumer Electronics
- Coatings - General Industrial
- Coatings - Industrial Maintenance and Marine
- Coatings - Industrial Wood
- Coatings - Transportation
- Graphic Arts - Printing Inks

Key Attributes

- Good coupling efficiency
- Good solvent activity
- High dilution ratio
- Low surface tension
- Low volatility/Low vapor pressure
- Miscible with water and most organic liquids
- Predicted to be readily biodegradable*
- REACH compliant
- Slow evaporation rate

Product Description

Eastman™ EP Solvent (Ethylene Glycol Monopropyl Ether) is a colorless, water-miscible solvent providing a slow evaporation rate, good viscosity control in waterborne resins, and high flash point. Eastman™ EP Solvent has a milder, less detectable odor than most other glycol ethers, enhancing its use in coatings when mild odor is desirable. Eastman™ EP Solvent is completely water miscible over a wide range of temperatures. It can also be used to develop customized aqueous cleaners.

*Modeled using The Estimation Programs Interface (EPI) Suite™ (EPA), BIOWINv4.10 module

Typical Properties

Property	Typical Value, Units
Molecular Weight	104.15
Empirical Formula	C5H12O2
ColorPt-Co	10 max
Wt/Vol@ 20°C	0.91 kg/L (7.59 lb/gal)
Solubility in Water, @ 20°C Water in, @ 20°C	Complete Complete
Evaporation Rate (n-butyl acetate = 1) (ether = 1)	0.2 60.5
Dilution Ratio Toluene VMP Naphtha	4 2
Refractive Index@ 20°C	1.4136
Vapor Pressure @ 20°C @ 55°C	1.3 mm Hg 2.2 KPa
Vapor Density(air = 1)	3.6
Boiling Point@ 760 mm Hg Initial Dry Point	149.5°C (301°F) 153°C (308°F)
Freezing Point	<-90°C (<-130°F)
Flash Point Tag Closed Cup Tag Open Cup	49°C (120°F) 56°C (133°F)
Fire Point	56°C (133°F)
Explosive Limits in Air Lower @ 69°C Upper @ 127°C	1.26 Vol % 15.8 Vol %
Autoignition Temperature	235°C (455°F)
Azeotropes BP Wt % Water	98.5°C (209.3°F) 73 wt %
Hansen Solubility Parameters Nonpolar Polar Hydrogen Bonding Total	7.9 4.2 6.6 11.1
Surface Tension@ 25°C	27.9 dynes/cm
Blush Resistance@ 80°F (26.7°C)	90% RH
Electrical Resistance	0.1 Megohms
Expansion Coefficient, per °C@ 20°C	0.0009
Critical Temperature	308.8°C
Critical Pressure	36.2 ATM
Critical Volume	347 ml/g•mol
Heat of Vaporization	10030 cal/g•mol
Heat of Combustion	-704.8 kcal/g•mol
Nitrocellulose Solubility	Active
Liquid Viscosity@ 25°C	2.4 cP (mPa•s)
Liquid Heat Capacity@ 27°C	44.51 cal/(g*mol)(°C)
Acidityas Acetic Acid	0.01 wt % max.
Assay	99.0 wt % min.

Comments

Properties reported here are typical of average lots. Eastman makes no representation that the material in any particular shipment will conform exactly to the values given.

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