Qingdao Jinforest Chem Tech Co., Ltd. is one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of industrial grade n-butyl acetate in China. With a professional production team, we are able to meet the needs of the majority of our customers. If you're going to wholesale bulk high quality industrial grade n-butyl acetate, welcome to get quotation from our factory.

Industrial Grade N-Butyl Acetate

Product Introduction

Industrial Grade N-Butyl Acetate is a high-performance ester solvent valued for its balanced solvency, controlled evaporation rate, and broad compatibility with coatings, inks, adhesives, and industrial formulations. It helps manufacturers achieve smooth application, consistent drying, and reliable formulation performance while supporting efficient large-volume production.

Product Overview

Industrial Grade N-Butyl Acetate is a colorless, transparent organic solvent with a characteristic ester odor. It is commonly used as a medium-evaporation solvent in industrial formulations where effective resin dissolution, application performance, and drying balance are important. Its chemical name is Butyl Acetate, with CAS No. 123-86-4 and molecular formula C6H12O2.

Unlike very fast-evaporating solvents, this material provides a useful evaporation profile that gives formulated products sufficient working time during application. This characteristic is particularly valuable in coating and printing processes, where solvent evaporation directly affects leveling, surface appearance, and film formation.

Key Features and Technical Advantages

One of the main advantages of this ester solvent is its strong solvency for many commonly used resins and organic materials. It can be incorporated into solvent-based coatings, industrial paints, printing inks, adhesives, and other chemical formulations where effective dissolution is required.

Its relatively balanced evaporation behavior can help reduce problems associated with excessively rapid solvent loss. During coating application, controlled evaporation gives the formulation more time to spread across the substrate, supporting improved leveling and a more uniform surface finish.

Another important characteristic is its versatility. Manufacturers can use this solvent either as a primary solvent in certain formulations or as part of a blended solvent system. It can be combined with other organic solvents to adjust viscosity, drying speed, solvency strength, and application characteristics according to the final formulation.

For industrial buyers, consistency is equally important as basic solvent performance. Stable purity and controlled impurity levels help manufacturers maintain more predictable batch-to-batch production results. This is especially relevant for customers operating continuous production lines, where fluctuations in raw material quality can influence viscosity, drying behavior, appearance, and overall product consistency.

Applications in Industrial Formulations

Industrial coatings and paints are major application areas. The material can support resin dissolution and formulation flow, making it suitable for various solvent-based coating systems. Its evaporation characteristics can contribute to smooth film formation and help formulators balance application and drying performance.

In printing inks, the solvent can be used to adjust formulation viscosity and support the transfer and drying characteristics required by different printing processes. Proper solvent selection is important because excessively fast evaporation may affect print quality, while excessively slow evaporation can increase drying time.

For adhesives, the material can act as a carrier and formulation solvent for selected resin systems. It can help achieve the required viscosity during processing while allowing the solvent to evaporate after application.

Other potential applications include industrial cleaners, wood coatings, automotive refinishing products, furniture coatings, metal coatings, and chemical formulations where an effective medium-evaporation solvent is required.

Benefits for Chemical Buyers

For purchasing teams, choosing a suitable butyl acetate solvent is not simply a matter of comparing price per metric ton. Product quality, consistency, packaging, loading efficiency, documentation, and supply reliability can all influence the actual procurement cost.

A consistent product can help reduce formulation adjustments and minimize unexpected changes during production. For manufacturers exporting finished coatings, inks, or adhesives, stable raw-material quality also supports more consistent finished-product performance.

Packaging can be selected according to purchasing volume and logistics requirements, including steel drums, IBC containers, or other suitable bulk transportation solutions. For international shipments, buyers should also confirm the required SDS, COA, packaging specifications, labeling, and transportation documentation before placing an order.

Quality Control Before Purchase

Before purchasing Industrial Grade N-Butyl Acetate, buyers should pay attention to several technical parameters rather than evaluating the material only by appearance.

Typical quality checks include assay/purity, water content, acidity, color, density, and other relevant impurity indicators. The exact acceptance criteria should be agreed between supplier and buyer according to the customer's formulation and application.

A reliable supplier should be able to provide a current COA (Certificate of Analysis) for the relevant production batch and an SDS (Safety Data Sheet) for transportation, storage, handling, and regulatory review.

For customers using the solvent in sensitive coating or ink formulations, requesting a representative sample before large-volume purchasing can also help confirm compatibility with existing formulations. This provides an additional layer of technical verification before committing to regular supply.

Why Choose Our Industrial Grade N-Butyl Acetate?

For international industrial buyers, our focus is not only on supplying a solvent but also on supporting a more predictable purchasing process. We can provide product specifications, COA, SDS, packaging options, export documentation, and technical information according to the requirements of different markets.

Whether you are sourcing raw materials for coatings, paints, inks, adhesives, or other industrial formulations, we can discuss the required purity, packaging, quantity, destination port, and application before preparing a commercial quotation.

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FAQ

1. What is Industrial Grade N-Butyl Acetate?

It is a colorless organic ester solvent, also known as Butyl Acetate, widely used in coatings, paints, printing inks, adhesives, and other industrial formulations.

2. What is the CAS number of N-Butyl Acetate?

The CAS number is 123-86-4.

3. What industries use this solvent?

Common applications include industrial coatings, paints, printing inks, adhesives, automotive refinishing, wood coatings, metal coatings, and selected industrial cleaning formulations.

4. Can I request a COA and SDS before purchasing?

Yes. Buyers can request the relevant COA and SDS for technical evaluation, regulatory review, and shipment preparation.

5. What packaging options are available?

Depending on order volume and transportation requirements, packaging can be discussed in steel drums, IBC containers, or bulk transportation formats.

6. Can I request a sample before placing a bulk order?

Yes. A sample can be considered for customers who need to evaluate compatibility with their existing coating, ink, adhesive, or other industrial formulations before purchasing in larger quantities.