Diethylene glycol monoethyl ether has low setting point and low viscocity at low temperature so it is used in manufacturing brake fluid. It is used as a flow and gloss promoter in paint industries, in production of printing ink and as a cleaner in offset printing. Also used in textile as a solvent for dyestuff in the printing and dying of fiber & fabrics, in the production & wood preservaties.
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Applications
Diethylene glycol monoethyl ether has low setting point and low viscocity at low temperature so it is used in manufacturing brake fluid. It is used as a flow and gloss promoter in paint industries, in production of printing ink and as a cleaner in offset printing. Also used in textile as a solvent for dyestuff in the printing and dying of fiber & fabrics, in the production & wood preservaties.
Solubility
Fully miscible in water.
Notes
It is hygroscopic. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
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M.Yazdanian; E.Chen. The effect of diethylene glycol monoethyl ether as a vehicle for topical delivery of ivermectin. Veterinary Research Communications. 1995, 19, (4),309-319