SUMMARY
N-Butanol is a colorless liquid and is utilized as an industrial intermediate to prepare butyl acetate, butyl ester, and butyl ether derivatives. N-Butanol is used as a diluent/reactant in the production of melamine/formaldehyde and urea/formaldehyde resins. It is used as a solvent to make, dyes, lacquers, cellulose lacquers, resins, and varnishes. N-Butanol is a constituent in nail polish formulations. N-Butanol is used to make rubber cement, safety glass, textiles, artificial leather, raincoats, perfumes, motion picture, and photographic film. N-Butanol is also used as a softener to fabricate cellulose nitrate. It is also used in the esterification of lactic acid.
INDUSTRIES
- Chemical Manufacturing: Used as a key solvent and intermediate in the production of esters, plasticizers, coatings, and a variety of specialty chemicals.
- Food & Nutrition: Utilized in flavorings and food-grade extracts due to its role as an approved solvent in regulated applications.
- Paints & Coatings: Serves as a solvent and coalescing agent that improves flow, leveling, and film formation in coating formulations.
APPLICATIONS
- Chemical Industry: Used as a solvent and intermediate in producing esters, plasticizers, and various specialty chemicals.
- Coatings: Acts as a coalescing agent and solvent to enhance flow, leveling, and film integrity in coating systems.
- Food Production: Functions as a solvent for flavorings, extracts, and food-grade formulations in regulated applications.
- Paints & Varnishes: Improves application properties, drying behavior, and overall performance in paint and varnish formulations.
MARKET SEGMENTS
- Animal Nutrition: Used in the production of flavoring agents and additives for feed applications.
- Beverage: Supports the creation of flavor extracts and aromatic components in regulated beverage formulations.
- Coatings: Integral to solvent systems and coalescing agents used across industrial and architectural coatings.
- Paint & Dyes: Utilized as a solvent and intermediate in the production of paints, dyes, and related colorant systems.
- Polymers & Resins: Functions as a precursor and solvent in resin synthesis, including acrylics, alkyds, and other polymer systems.
- Process Chemicals: Applied as a solvent and intermediate in a wide range of industrial chemical processes.
FUNCTIONS
- Extractant: Used to separate, purify, and isolate specific components in chemical and food-processing applications.
- Flavorant: Contributes to the creation of flavor profiles in food and beverage formulations under regulated use.
- Ingredient: Serves as a component in formulations across coatings, chemical blends, and specialty products.
- Intermediate: Acts as a key building block in producing esters, plasticizers, polymers, and other downstream chemicals.
- Solvent: Provides effective solvency for resins, coatings, dyes, inks, and industrial chemical processes.