2-butoxyethanol
Sign in to saveAlso known as Butyl Cellosolve, Butyl oxitol, Dowanol EB, EGBE, Ektasolve EB, Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, Jeffersol EB, BuOCH2CH2OH
2-Butoxyethanol is an organic compound with the chemical formula (Bu = ). This colorless liquid has a sweet, ether-like odor, as it derives from the family of glycol ethers, and is a butyl ether of ethylene glycol. As a relatively nonvolatile, inexpensive solvent, it is used in many domestic and industrial products because of its properties as a surfactant. It is a known respiratory irritant and can be acutely toxic, but animal studies have not found it to be mutagenic, and no studies suggest it is a human carcinogen. A study of 13 classroom air contaminants conducted in Portugal reported a st
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14 sectionsContents
- Properties
- Miscibility with water
- Production
- Uses
- Commercial uses
- In the petroleum industry
- Safety
- Disposal and degradation
- Human exposure
- Animal studies
- Regulation in Canada
- Regulation in the US
- References
- External links
2-Butoxyethanol is an organic compound with the chemical formula (Bu = ). This colorless liquid has a sweet, ether-like odor, as it derives from the family of glycol ethers, and is a butyl ether of ethylene glycol. As a relatively nonvolatile, inexpensive solvent, it is used in many domestic and industrial products because of its properties as a surfactant. It is a known respiratory irritant and can be acutely toxic, but animal studies have not found it to be mutagenic, and no studies suggest it is a human carcinogen. A study of 13 classroom air contaminants conducted in Portugal reported a statistically significant association with increased rates of nasal obstruction and a positive association below the level of statistical significance with a higher risk of obese asthma and increased body mass index.
== Properties ==
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