Evaporation

Rate

Evaporation Rate
Esters, Derivatives and other solvents

In the table and figure below, Solvent evaporation rate data for Estasol ™ is compared to other conventional solvents used in the
coatings, inks and cleaning industries.

Esters & Derivatives and other Evaporation rate Molecular Weight

solvents Butyl Acetate =100
Ethyl Di Glycol Acetate <1 176

Ethylene Glycol Diacetate <1 146

Tri Propylene Glycol Methyl Ether <1 206

Ethyl Di Glycol <1 134

Butyl Di Glycol <1 162

TM
Estasol 1 160

Di Propylene Glycol Methyl Ether 2 148

Isophorone 3 139

Butyl Glycol 6 118

Ethyl Glycol Acetate 21 132

2 Ethyl Butyl acetate 22 144

Ethyl Lactate 22 118

Propylene Glycol Methyl ether acetate 35 132

Evaporation Rate

The graph below shows the comparative evaporation rates for Estasol ™ at elevated temperatures.

Comparative Evaporation Rates at Elevated

Temperatures
190
185
180 Estasol™
175
170
165
160
155
150
145
140
135
130
125
90% Evaporation Index Sec/MG

120
115 Estasol ™
110
105
100 Isophorone
95
90
Dipropylene Glycol Methyl
85
80 Ether
75 Isophorone Ethyl Glycol Acetate
70
65
60
55
50
45
40 DGME
35
30
25
20 EGA
15 4.5
10 5
3
5
0 2
75 150
Temperature ºC