Ethyl Lactate

Ethyl lactate is an ester of lactic acid that can be considered as a green chemical due to its nontoxic, biodegradable and excellent solvent properties. And it has been holding as a promising replacement for the petroleum-based solvent in world markets.

Properties

Product Name	Ethyl D- lactate	Ethyl L- lactate	Ethyl lactate	Ethyl lactate
Catalog	BIOS7699005	BIOS687478	BIOS97643-1	BIOS97643-2
Grade	Chiral grade	Chiral grade	Electronics grade	Chiral grade
Appearance	Colorless clear liquid	Colorless clear liquid	Colorless clear liquid	Colorless clear liquid
CAS No.	7699-00-5	687-47-8	97-64-3	97-64-3
Chemical formula	C5H10O3	C5H10O3	C5H10O3	C5H10O3
Molecular weight	118.13g/mol	118.13g/mol	118.13g/mol	118.13g/mol
Content	≥ 98%	≥ 99%	≥ 99.7%	98%, 99%
Boiling point	154℃	154℃	154℃	154℃
Flashing point	46℃	46℃	46℃	46℃
Density	1.030-1.038g/cm³	1.030-1.038g/cm³	1.030-1.038g/cm³	1.030-1.038g/cm³
Refractive index (20 °C)	1.4124	1.4124	1.4124	1.4124

Characteristics

Characteristics of ethyl lactate include:

It is produced from renewable plants such as corn which have no pollution to the environment.
It can be degraded rapidly and produces little wastewater during the degradation process.
It is a high boiling point solvent of grease, dirt, water soluble polymer, dissolved dirt with strong and unique solubility.
Compared with other cleaning agent, ethyl lactate has little loss during cleaning, is cost-effective and has no adverse effect on the object to be cleaned.
With natural aromatic odor, non-irritating.

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