PETRA BUTYL GLY is employed primarily in the production of lacquers based on nitrocellulose, cellulose ethers and chlorinated rubber. Small quantities are also used combination lacquers.
Solutions of nitrocellulose in Butyl Glycol may be diluted with large quantity of white spirit, aromatic hydrocarbons or ethanol without adversely affecting the film properties. Small quantities of PETRA BUTYL GLY improve both the flow and dilution capacity of the lacquers and also enhance the gloss of the resultant lacquer films.
Since PETRA BUTYL GLY dries lacquer coatings very slowly, it is ideal for the preparation of brushing lacquers based on cellulose esters, cellulose ethers and chlorinated rubber. Even quite small additions of PETRA BUTYL GLY to alkyd and the viscosity of the lacquer solution considerably, thereby improving the brush-out properties of such lacquers.
PETRA BUTYL GLY is a good intermediate solvent for use in mineral oil emulsion. Even small quantities of PETRA BUTYL GLY can disperse and stabilize such emulsion quite effectively. PETRA BUTYL GLY does not attack rubber.