"Green Solvent" ------Ethyl Lactate

Ethyl lactate is an ester.

Chicken, fruit, miso and other foods contain trace amounts of ethyl lactate.

Ethyl lactate is colorless and transparent, with a unique aroma similar to that of nuts, dairy products or fruits.

Ethyl lactate is produced by esterification of lactic acid and ethanol.

Food industry

Ethyl lactate is a commonly used food flavor, with rich and pleasant fragrance. It is mainly used in milk, milk juice and wine.

Pharmaceutical industry

Ethyl lactate is a water-soluble chemical. It can be used as lubricant for pressing tablets in pharmaceutical industry and intermediate of propranolol. Intermediate for the synthesis of aryloxypropionic acid herbicides.

Chemical industry

Ethyl lactate is an excellent solvent, which is widely used in the processing of nitrocellulose, acetate fiber and artificial pearls. It is mainly used for all kinds of high-grade paint, with the characteristics of bright paint. Another important use as solvent is oil field pipeline cleaning. Some oil fields have been widely used.

Ethyl lactate is an excellent and safe high boiling point solvent. It has strong solubility and unique solubility for oil and polymer dirt, and has environmental protection and toxicological properties. The formula can be used alone or added with cleaning solvent. It is used for oiling, cleaning of various precision machines and cleaning before surface coating.

Refrigeration industry

Foam is not expected in many coolers. Because foam occupies a large volume, the cooling load is reduced and the cooling effect is reduced. Ethyl lactate is the most commonly used defoamer.

Methyl lactate, butyl lactate, esters and ethers formed by lactic acid and other alcohols are solvents in paint, coating, plastic and other industries, which can improve the dispersion of these substances.

Methyl lactate and ethyl lactate are excellent high boiling point solvents. Due to its high melting point and slow evaporation rate, it can be uniformly mixed with water and various polar solvents. It can fully dissolve cellulose nitrate, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetobutyrate, etc., as well as a variety of polar synthetic polymers.

Ethyl lactate is an intermediate synthesized from aryl phenoxy herbicides, such as gramoline. It is also an intermediate of the fungicide metalaxyl and procymidone.

In recent years, ethyl lactate has attracted more and more attention in the industry. This is mainly because most of the traditional solvents have strong toxicity. For example, dichloromethane can cause cancer, while ethyl lactate has low toxicity and is also a biodegradable solvent.

Therefore, it is called "green solvent" in industry. At present, ethyl lactate, as an environmentally friendly solvent, is gradually being popularized.