Butyl Dioxitol 2-(2-butoxy-ethoxy) ethanol 112-34-5 Shell Chemicals Coalescing agents (Glycols) Ethylene glycol ethers are extremely good solvents having a bifunctional nature (ether-alcohol). Due to the miscibility with both polar and non-polar substances they are often used as coupling agents in, for example, water-based paints. Shell produces a range of ethylene glycol ethers that are sold under the trade name OXITOL*. So Butyl OXITOL is our name for ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, sometimes called EB or BG, and Butyl DIOXITOL for diethylene glycol monobutyl ether. For information on the specific ethylene glycol ethers available in your region, please click on the `datasheets' button in the left-hand navigation bar. Ethylene glycol ethers are mainly used in surface coatings, printing inks, cleaners, cosmetics and agrochemical formulations. They are also used as extractants, and as coalescing agents and flow improvers in water-based paints. DIOXITOL is a high-boiling colourless stable liquid with a mild odour. It is completely miscible with a wide variety of organic solvents and water and has good solvency power for nitrocellulose and dyestuffs. 2-(2-butoxy-ethoxy) ethanol, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, butyl diglycol, DEGBE, BDG. Butyl DIOXITOL is widely used in the surface coating industry for a variety of purposes, including: solvent for epoxies, nitrocelluloses, acrylics and alkyds; flow improver in water-based baked finishes; coalescing agent in emulsion paints. Butyl DIOXITOL is also used in hydraulic fluids, cosmetics, printing inks (moisture set), blanket washes for the printing industry, in metal degreasers and cutting fluids. It is used as a starting material for chemical synthesis High-boiling, colourless, stable, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether. Used as an extremely good solvent. Possesses mild odor and good solvency power for nitrocellulose and dyestuffs.