Eastman™ DE Acetate CAS No.112-15-2

Application/Uses

- Coatings - Architectural
- 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

- Efficient coalescent
- Excellent solvent activity
- High blush resistance
- High electrical resistance
- LVP-VOC
- Predicted to be readily biodegradable*
- REACH compliant
- Slow evaporation rate
- Urethane grade

Product Description

Eastman™ DE Acetate (Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether Acetate) is a colorless liquid, soluble in water and miscible in most organic solvents. It is used primarily as a coalescing aid in latex paints and as a solvent in printing inks. It is supplied as a urethane grade solvent.

*Modeled using The Estimation Programs Interface (EPI) Suite™ (EPA), BIOWIN v4.10 module

Typical Properties

Property	Typical Value, Units
Acidityas Acetic Acid	0.02 wt % max.
Assay	99.0 wt % min.
Autoignition Temperature	266°C (511°F)
Azeotropes BP Wt % Water	99.2°C (210.6°F) 92 wt %
Blush Resistance@ 80°F (26.7°C)	92% RH
Boiling Point @ 760 mm Hg Initial Dry Point	214°C (417°F) 221°C (430°F)
ColorPt-Co	10 max.
Critical Pressure	23.9 ATM
Critical Temperature	386.8°C
Critical Volume	565 ml/g•mol
Dilution Ratio Toluene VMP Naphtha	2.2 0.6
Electrical Resistance	3 Megohms
Empirical Formula	C8H16O4
Evaporation Rate (ether = 1) (n-butyl acetate = 1)	1512.7 0.008
Expansion Coefficient, per °C@ 20°C	0.00106
Explosive Limits in Air Lower @ 135°C Upper @ 185°C	1 Vol % 19.4 Vol %
Flash PointSetaflash Closed Cup	96°C (205°F)
Freezing Point	-25°C (-13°F)
Hansen Solubility Parameters Nonpolar Polar Hydrogen Bonding Total	7.9 2.5 4.5 9.4
Heat of Combustion	-1013 kcal/g•mol
Heat of Vaporization	11330 cal/g•mol
Liquid Heat Capacity@ 25°C	82.1 cal/(g*mol)(°C)
Liquid Viscosity@ 20°C	2.8 cP (mPa•s)
Molecular Weight	176.21
Nitrocellulose Solubility	Active
Refractive Index@ 20°C	1.42
Specific Gravity@ 20°C/20°C	1.012
Solubility in Water, @ 20°C Water in, @ 20°C	Complete Complete
Surface Tension@ 25°C	31.7 dynes/cm
Vapor Density(air = 1)	6.1
Vapor Pressure @ 20°C @ 55°C	0.05 mm Hg 0.16 KPa
Water	0.1 wt % max.
Wt/Vol@ 20°C	1.01 kg/L (8.42 lb/gal)

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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