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Product description
Propylene Glycol Methyl Ether (PGME, 1-Methoxy-2-propanol, C₄H₁₀O₂) is a versatile, colorless organic solvent in the glycol ether family, known for dissolving both polar and non-polar substances, featuring low toxicity and good evaporation. Used widely in paints, coatings, cleaners, inks, and dyes, it acts as a carrier, stripper, and coalescent, valued for its high solvency and relatively benign environmental profile, though it can form peroxides and reacts with strong oxidants.
Applications
| PRODUCT NAME | : | PROPYLENEGLYCOLMETHYLETHER |
| CAS number | : | 107-98-2 |
| UN number | : | |
| Formula | : | CH3OCH2CHOHCH3 |
| Odour | : | |
| Solubility in water | : | COMPLETE |
| Density | : | 0.923 at 20 oC |
| Boiling point | : | 120 oC |
| Melting point | : | -95 oC |
| Viscosity | : | |
| Flashpoint | : | 36 oC |
| Explosive limits | : | |
| Vapour pressure | : | 14 mbar at 25oC |
| Skin absorption/irritation | : | YES |
| TLV Country NL Year 1995 | : | 100 ppm 360 mg/m3 |
| Pollution category 1994 | : | (D) |
Dosage
Applications in Detail
Coatings: Acts as a coalescing agent, helping paint films form smoothly.
Coatings: Acts as a coalescing agent, helping paint films form smoothly.
- Cleaning: Effective in industrial and commercial paint strippers and general cleaners.
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Printing: Used in printing inks and pastes for textiles and leather.
In essence, PGME is a workhorse solvent prized for its performance and lower health/environmental impact compared to older solvents, found in countless industrial and commercial products.
Notes
Key Characteristics
- Appearance: Clear, colorless liquid with a mild, ethereal odor.
- Formula: C₄H₁₀O₂.
- Solubility: Miscible (mixes) with water and many organic solvents.
- Uses: Solvent in inks, paints, wood stains, furniture polish, cleaners, and textile/leather dyeing.
- Properties: Good solvency, fast evaporation, low toxicity, biodegradable.
- Safety: Flammable, can form explosive peroxides, reacts with strong oxidants.
Where we supply
Oman. Stocked at our warehouse in Barka, South Al Batinah, and supplied to Muscat, Ruwi, Mutrah, Seeb, Rusayl, Barka, Sohar, Shinas, Saham, Buraimi, Nizwa, Ibri, Sur, Salalah, Duqm, Khasab and every other governorate.
Ports and free zones. Port Sultan Qaboos (Mutrah), Mina Al Fahal, Sohar Port and Freezone, Port of Salalah and Salalah Free Zone, Port of Duqm and the Duqm Special Economic Zone, Port of Sur, Khasab Port and Al Mazunah Free Zone.
Industrial areas. Rusayl, Sohar, Barka (Sanaya), Raysut (Salalah), Nizwa, Sur, Buraimi and Duqm industrial estates, Knowledge Oasis Muscat, and oil and gas sites across Oman.
Beyond Oman. We have branches in the UAE (including Fujairah) and in India (Kandla, Kolkata, Visakhapatnam, Chennai and Mumbai), and we also supply to South Africa.
