BG is an organic compound with the chemical formula BuOC2H4OH. This colorless liquid has a sweet, ether-like odor, as it derives from the family of glycol ethers, and is a butyl ether of ethylene glycol. As a relatively nonvolatile, inexpensive solvent, it is used in many domestic and industrial products because of its properties as a surfactant.
- A solvent in printing inks and textile dyes
- A part of hydrolytic liquids
- The main component of oil spill dispersing compounds
- A raw material in the preparation of plasticizers in reaction with butylene phthalic anhydride
- A solvent in household detergents production