Applications in Various Industries:
- Industrial Use: Used as a solvent in paints, coatings, and ink formulations.
Employed in the production of adhesives and cleaning agents. - Chemical Industry: Used as a co-solvent in chemical synthesis and as a plasticizer in resins.
- Environmental Use: Used in environmentally friendly paint strippers and cleaners.
Where is Dibasic Ester Found?
- Natural Sources: Not naturally occurring; it is a synthetic mixture of esters.
- Industrial Production: Produced by the esterification of dicarboxylic acids (e.g., adipic, glutaric, succinic acids) with alcohols.
- Consumer Products: Found in paints, coatings, and cleaning solutions.