- Product Name: TBPEH-30-AL (tert-Butyl 2-ethylhexanoate)
- Chemical Composition: tert-Butyl 2-ethylhexanoate
- Form: Colorless liquid
- CAS Number: 3006-82-4
- Main Applications: Used as an initiator (radical source) for monomer polymerization reactions, particularly the polymerization of ethylene and methacrylates.
- Description: A colorless, free-flowing liquid consisting of approximately 30% tert-butyl 2-ethylhexanoate and aliphatic hydrocarbons.
- Packaging: Available in IBR and bulk packaging.
- Appearance: Colorless liquid
- Content: Approx. 30% w/w
- Reactive oxygen species content: Approximately 2.22% w/w
- Antisensitizer: Aliphatic hydrocarbons
- Density at 20°C: Approx. 0.79 g/cm³
- Viscosity at 20°C: approx. 1.8 mPa·s
- Refractive index at 20°C: approx. 1.425
- Critical Temperature (SADT): Drum/IBR/Bulk 50°C/40°C/30°C
- Cold Storage Stability: Below -25°C
- Recommended storage temperature: below 10°C
- Maximum shipping temperature (drum/IBR/bulk): Not specified/Not specified/20°C
- Storage stability from date of delivery: 3 months
- Half-life: 10 hours/1 hour/1 minute (0.1 m/benzene): 74°C/92°C/130°C
- Used as an initiator for high-pressure ethylene polymerization, in combination with other peroxides of varying activity levels. Temperature range: 160–210°C.
- Key advantages: Highly effective, liquid form, and easily miscible with high-boiling-point aliphatic hydrocarbons.
- Ethylene is transported in intermediate bulk containers (IBCs, 1–1.25 cubic meters) and temperature-controlled bulk tank containers (BTCs, 19 cubic meters).
- Used as an initiator for the polymerization of (meth)acrylates and allyl monomers, in combination with more stable peroxide esters (such as tert-butyl benzoate or tert-butyl 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoate) when necessary.
- Temperature range: 80–120°C.
- Usage level: 0.3–3% of the supply.
- Standard packaging: 740 kg plastic IBCs, 920 kg stainless steel IBCs, 13 metric ton bulk containers.
- The information provided is based on internal testing of local raw materials and reflects the company’s current knowledge and experience.
- The information does not guarantee specific product performance or suitability for specific applications.
- It is the user’s responsibility to carefully inspect and test the received goods to verify their suitability for the intended application.