What is a premium retarder solvent for replacing ethyl glycol ether?
To meet the challenges of the coating industry, Eastman™ EEP, a linear ether-ester solvent, was developed. In terms of solvent activity and evaporation rate, the performance of Eastman™ EEP solvent is very similar to ethyl glycol acetate (EGA). This product is not an ethylene oxide derivative and is not on the HAPs list. Compared with other retarder solvents of similar evaporation rate, EEP often provides lower resin solution viscosity, which in turn allows higher solids content at application viscosity. Suggested uses for this solvent include industrial lacquers and enamels, maintenance enamels, primer surfacers, polymer synthesis media, high solids coatings, and thinners.
