Ethyl Glycol Acetate
Ethyl Glycol Acetate (EGA) is a colorless liquid with a mild ester-like odor. It’s miscible with most organic solvents and is partially soluble in water. It’s an excellent solvent for many natural and synthetic resins and is used in printing ink and surface coating formulations.Moreover, It’s a better solvent than Ethyl Glycol. It will dissolve chlorinated rubber and many natural, synthetic, and alkyd resins as well as cellulose ester and ethers with the exception of cellulose acetate.
• Other names : 2-Ethoxyethyl acetate, Oxitol acetate, Cellosolve acetate, Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate, EGEEA, Ethylene glycol ethyl ether acetate, EGA
• CAS : 111-15-9
• Chemical formula : C6H12O3
• Industrial Application : * Nitrocellulose lacquers * Synthetic Resin * Printing Ink * Surface Coating * A viscosity-reducing auxiliary solvents in high solid paints.