Plasticizer is produced by esterification process. It is highly compatible with PVC and has an excellent plasticizing effect and also has average characteristics of various other plasticizers. PVC processing units are the largest consumers of Plasticizers
- Principal Properties: Clear, Almost Colorless, Viscous Liquid. Mild Odour, Insoluble in water, Readily Soluble in Organic Solvents.
- Application: Versatile Plasticizer, Used in Plasticizing Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC), Binder in Paints, Pigmented and Unpigmented Lacquers and for Grinding Pigments.
- Derivation : Esterification of Phthalic Anhydride and 2-Ethyl Hexanol.
- Solubility : Alcohol, Ketones, Halogenated hydrocarbons, Aromatic hydrocarbons.