Hydroxy Butyl Vinyl Ether

Chemical Description 

• Hydroxybutyl vinyl ether is a colorless liquid. It is used in coatings and adhesives used for labels, commercial printing, and flexible packaging industries.
• Hydroxybutyl vinyl ether may cause serious eye irritation and harm if swallowed.
• Hydroxybutyl vinyl ether may be harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
• Hydroxybutyl vinyl ether is a combustible and reactive chemical which can be effectively cured using three distinct types of polymerization processes; cationic, charge transfer or free radical.
• Hydroxybutyl vinyl ether is used in coatings and adhesives used for labels, commercial printing, and flexible packaging industries.
• Ashland produces a broad range of UV/EB coatings and adhesives used for labels, commercial printing, and flexible packaging industries. These products offer high aesthetics and superior performance.
• Consumer usage of hydroxybutyl vinyl ether is unlikely as the substance is manufactured and handled in industrial settings in closed systems. Worker: Workers will not come into contact with hydroxybutyl vinyl ether, as the substance is manufactured and handled in industrial settings in closed systems.
• In case of accidental or unintended exposure during maintenance, sampling, testing, or other procedures where workers could be exposed to hydroxybutyl vinyl ether, the workers should follow the recommended safety measures in the Safety Data Sheet (SDS).
• Consumers will not come into contact with hydroxybutyl vinyl ether as it is manufactured in closed systems and there are no known consumer uses for hydroxybutyl vinyl ether.
• Both inhalation and dermal exposures are likely routes of exposure to the worders.
• Workers in the laboratory or in manufacturing settings may be unintentionally exposed to hydroxybutyl vinyl ether.
• With the exception of large scale spills, environmental concentrations of hydroxybutyl vinyl ether are unlikely to be sufficient to cause ecotoxicity.
• 1,4-Butanediol vinyl ether (HBVE; 4-Hydroxybutyl vinyl ether) is a colorless or light yellow transparent liquid with a slight odor similar to ether. It is miscible with alcohols, ethers, esters and aromatic hydrocarbons.