Technical Data Sheet
Eastman™ DE Acetate

Applications Auto OEM Auto refinish Commerical printing inks General industrial coatings Paints & coatings

Key Attributes Efficient coalescent Excellent solvent activity High blush resistance High electrical resistance LVP-VOC Predicted to be readily biodegradable* Slow evaporation rate Urethane grade

Product Description
Eastman™ DE Acetate (Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether Acetate) is a colorless liquid, soluble in water and miscible in most organic solvents. It is used primarily as a coalescing aid in latex paints and as a solvent in printing inks. It is supplied as a urethane grade solvent.

*Modeled using The Estimation Programs Interface (EPI) Suite™ (EPA), BIOWIN v4.10 module

Typical Properties

Property	Test Method	Typical Value, Units
General
Acidity
as Acetic Acid		0.02 wt % max.
Assay		99.0 wt % min.
Autoignition Temperature	E 659	266 °C (511 °F)
Azeotropes
BP		99.2 °C (210.6 °F)
Wt % Water		92 wt %
Blush Resistance
@ 80°F (26.7°C)		92 % RH
Boiling Point @ 760 mm Hg
Dry Point		221 °C (430 °F)
Initial		214 °C (417 °F)
Color
Pt-Co		10 max.
Critical Pressure		23.9 ATM
Critical Temperature		386.8 °C
Critical Volume		565 ml/g·mol
Dilution Ratio
Toluene		2.2
VMP Naphtha		0.6
Electrical Resistance		3 Megohms
Empirical Formula		C8H16O4
Evaporation Rate
(ether = 1)		1512.7
(n-butyl acetate = 1)		0.008
Expansion Coefficient, per °C
@ 20°C		0.00106
Explosive Limits in Air
Lower @ 135°C		1 Vol %
Upper @ 185°C		19.4 Vol %
Flash Point
Setaflash Closed Cup		96 °C (205 °F)
Freezing Point		-25 °C (-13 °F)
Hansen Solubility Parameters
Hydrogen Bonding		9.2
Nonpolar		16.2
Polar		5.1
Total		19.2
Heat of Combustion		-1013 kcal/g·mol
Heat of Vaporization		11330 cal/g·mol
Liquid Heat Capacity
@ 25°C		82.1 cal/(g*mol)(°C)
Liquid Viscosity
@ 20°C		2.8 cP (mPa·s)
Molecular Weight		176.21
Nitrocellulose Solubility		Active
Refractive Index
@ 20°C		1.42
Specific Gravity
@ 20°C/20°C		1.012
Solubility
in Water, @ 20°C		Complete
Water in, @ 20°C		Complete
Surface Tension
@ 25°C		31.7 dynes/cm
Vapor Density
(air = 1)		6.1
Vapor Pressure
@ 20°C		0.05 mm Hg
@ 55°C		0.16 kPa
Water		0.1 wt % max.
Wt/Vol
@ 20°C		1.01 kg/L (8.42 lb/gal)

Comments
Properties reported here are typical of average lots. Eastman makes no representation that the material in any particular shipment will conform exactly to the values given.

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