Applications in Various Industries:
- Industrial Use: Used as a solvent in paints, coatings, and printing inks due to its good solvency and moderate evaporation rate.
Employed in the formulation of cleaners, degreasers, and electronics manufacturing. - Chemical Industry: Used as a solvent in chemical synthesis and as a coupling agent in water-based formulations.
- Consumer Products: Found in some household cleaners and industrial solvents.
Where is PG Monomethyl Ether Found?
- Natural Sources: Not naturally occurring; it is a synthetic compound.
- Industrial Production: Produced by the reaction of propylene oxide with methanol.
- Consumer Products: Found in paints, coatings, and cleaning solutions.