Yingtai Chemical Co., Ltd.
Yingtai Chemical Co., Ltd.
Isopropyl acetate is a fast-evaporating ester solvent with a pleasant fruity odor and good solvency. It is primarily used as an excellent solvent for nitrocellulose and acrylic resins, and also used in inks, adhesives and fragrances, as well as a cleaning agent for pharmaceutical and electronics industries.
Efficient Solvent Solution for Industrial Applications
Isopropyl Acetate is engineered for industrial users requiring a high-performance solvent with fast drying and low toxicity. Targeted at industries including coatings, adhesives, and precision cleaning, it serves as an effective component for specialty formulations. Its compatibility with nitrocellulose and acrylic resins makes it a preferred option in processes where rapid evaporation and minimal residue are critical. Industrial cleaners and chemical producers rely on its consistent quality and neutral acidity for integration in complex solvent systems, ensuring product stability and operational efficiency.
Technical Excellence in Solvent Manufacturing
Produced through advanced esterification and distillation techniques, Isopropyl Acetate achieves a purity of ≥99.0%, ensuring optimal solvency and evaporation rates. It exhibits a boiling point of 88.5 °C with low viscosity (0.57 mPa·s at 25 °C), making it effective for enhancing flow characteristics in coatings and inks. The solvent’s slight water solubility and neutral acidity reduce the risk of corrosion or adverse reactions within manufacturing systems. These measurable parameters support precise process control and repeatability, valuable to xylene solvent manufacturers seeking reliable alternatives with strong solvency profiles.
Versatile Industrial Applications Enhancing Production Efficiency
In industrial practice, Isopropyl Acetate serves multiple roles including as a fast-drying solvent in inks, coatings, and adhesives, improving throughput and finish quality. It fulfills precision cleaning needs in the pharmaceutical and electronics sectors, effectively removing residues without damaging sensitive components. Moreover, its use as a fragrance carrier in personal care formulations and an extraction solvent in pharmaceutical processes demonstrates its adaptability. Xylene thinner manufacturers and industrial cleaners integrate this solvent to enhance product performance, expedite drying cycles, and maintain regulatory compliance across diverse applications.
Product Advantages
Structured Design for Compatibility and Integration
The molecular and chemical design of Isopropyl Acetate ensures compatibility with numerous resin types, supporting seamless integration into solvent blends customarily offered by xylene thinner manufacturers and xylene solvent producers. Its high-purity specification and neutral acidity reduce system contamination risks, facilitating stable manufacturing workflows. The chemical’s volatility and low residue formation enable efficient process engineering in closed-loop or open manufacturing systems, promoting sustainability. These inherent design strengths make it a robust choice for industrial cleaners and chemical formulators focused on product consistency and regulatory adherence.
Performance Reliability with Enhanced Process Control
Isopropyl Acetate provides fast evaporation and effective solvency while maintaining low toxicity, supporting safer operations and regulatory compliance pertinent to industrial cleaners and xylene chemical manufacturers. Its predictable drying profiles improve coating and adhesive performance, reducing cycle times and improving throughput. The solvent’s clarity and neutral acid profile assist in maintaining product integrity and minimize contamination risks during production and end-use. This balance of performance and usability translates to measurable operational benefits, maximizing value in solvent synthesis and application environments.
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Isopropyl acetate — also traded as acetic acid isopropyl ester or 1-methylethyl acetate — is a low-carbon ester made by reacting acetic acid with isopropanol and then distilling the crude product. At room temperature it is a colourless, transparent, free-flowing liquid with a light pear-like fruity note, and as a fast-drying solvent it sits at the quick end of the acetate family.
That combination is what formulators buy it for, particularly as a solvent for nitrocellulose lacquers. It wets out resins quickly, releases from the film rapidly and evenly, and leaves very little behind once the film is dry, so a coating or ink reaches its final properties sooner and with fewer solvent-related defects. Where a slower ester would hold the film open and drag the line down, this one clears the film and lets the next operation start.
We produce the grade as an isopropyl acetate manufacturer at our own plant in Dongying, Shandong, on the petrochemical base there, using a mature esterification-and-distillation route. Distillation is what fixes the quality: it strips residual acidity and moisture out of the crude ester, so each batch dries the way the last one did. On a production line that consistency is worth more than an impressive single lab result.
Typical buyers are coatings and ink manufacturers, adhesive producers, flavour and fragrance houses, pharmaceutical extractors, and electronics or instrument workshops that need a clean, fast-evaporating solvent. If your process involves nitrocellulose, acrylic resins, gravure or flexographic printing, tape and label adhesives, or precision cleaning, this ester solvent belongs on your shortlist.
The sections below set out the specification, how the material behaves in service, where it is used, how to handle it safely, and what we confirm with you before an order is fixed.
| Product | Isopropyl acetate (acetic acid isopropyl ester) |
| CAS number | 108-21-4 |
| EINECS number | 203-561-1 |
| Molecular formula | C₅H₁₀O₂ |
| Purity | ≥99.0% |
| Appearance | Colourless, transparent liquid |
| Boiling point | 88.5 °C |
| Melting point | −73 °C |
| Viscosity at 25 °C | 0.57 mPa·s |
| Vapor pressure at 20 °C | 6.5 kPa |
| Water solubility | Slightly soluble |
| Acidity | Neutral |
| Flash point | 2 °C (closed cup) |
| Origin | Shandong, China |
Coatings and lacquers. This is a fast-drying solvent for nitrocellulose lacquers and acrylic paints. It carries the binder into a thin, even film and then leaves quickly, so the coating develops gloss and hardness without a long open time and dust pickup between coats is reduced.
Gravure and flexographic inks. In gravure inks the solvent has to release cleanly from the engraved cells and then leave the web fast enough for the press to run at speed; a fast-drying gravure and flexographic ink solvent does both, which sharpens dot reproduction and cuts set-off on the rewind. In flexographic inks it drives drying on absorbent substrates such as paper and board, where slow solvent means smearing at the next station. Formulators also use it to adjust viscosity and flow, so the ink levels out before it sets and the printed result looks cleaner.
Adhesives. Fast-drying adhesives for tapes and labels depend on the solvent leaving quickly and completely. If it lingers, the tack never develops properly and the roll blocks. Because this product releases fast and leaves little residue, the adhesive film develops its grip shortly after coating.
Flavour and fragrance. The fruity character of the ester solvent means it is used as an ingredient in flavour and fragrance compositions, not only as a process solvent.
Pharmaceutical extraction. Strong solvency for oils and rosin, combined with easy evaporation and low residue, makes it a practical extraction solvent where the extract has to be recovered clean.
Electronics and precision cleaning. Workshops use it as a low-residue cleaning solvent for precision circuit boards and precision instruments: it lifts oils and flux residues, then evaporates away without leaving a film that would interfere with the next process or with electrical performance.
A note on grade. As the isopropyl acetate manufacturer, we supply material to an industrial specification. If you are formulating for food, personal care or pharmaceutical use, tell us what grade, documentation and regulatory requirements your market needs before you order, and we will confirm what we can support.
Shandong Wintex Chemical Co., Ltd. is based in Dongying, Shandong, a leading petrochemical base in China, and concentrates on the research, development, production and sales of high-value-added fine chemicals. Its park-based manufacturing site brings together modern plants, automated control systems and integrated utilities, so the full production process runs efficiently in one place.
As a key fine chemical supplier in the Bohai Rim and a xylene solvent manufacturer serving the coatings and ink trade, the company holds substantial capacity to provide stable, premium products and integrated supply chain solutions. It works as more than a product supplier, partnering with clients to solve challenges in sourcing, application and technical support, and it follows a "two ends abroad" trade strategy to grow international trade and global partnerships steadily. The commitment to "Safety, Innovation, Win-Win" shapes how the team works with customers, and buyers are welcome to speak with the team directly about current capabilities and service scope for their market.
Shandong Yingtai Chemical Co., Ltd. operates from Dongying, Shandong, in the heart of China's petrochemical industry and home to the Shengli Oilfield — ground that supplies much of the industrial solvent Shandong is known for. Our 60,000㎡ park-based facility runs modern plants with automated control systems and integrated utilities, and a team of over 200 people covers R&D, production and sales of high-value-added fine chemicals. We supply seven core chemical categories, backed by stable quality and consistent availability, and work alongside buyers on sourcing, product application and technical support. Custom requirements are reviewed case by case — share your specification and volume and we will confirm feasibility.
No. Isopropyl alcohol — the material usually shortened to IPA — is an alcohol, while isopropyl acetate is the ester made from acetic acid and isopropanol. They are different solvents with different solvency, different evaporation behaviour and different CAS numbers. Because both get shortened to similar abbreviations on purchase orders, quote CAS 108-21-4 when you enquire; a reliable isopropyl acetate supplier will confirm the number before quoting, and the mix-up cannot happen.
A blended thinner — a xylene thinner, for instance — is a mixture, so its boiling range and solvency shift with the blend. This product is a single, defined ester with a controlled acid value and water content, so the drying behaviour you measure in a trial is the behaviour you get on production. That predictability usually matters more than the small price difference against a generic blend.
The ester has a fruity character and is used in flavour and fragrance compositions. What we supply is manufactured to an industrial specification, so if you are formulating for food, personal care or pharmaceutical use, tell us the grade and documentation your market requires and we will confirm what we can support before you commit.
Yes, and that is one of its practical advantages. Because the solvent leaves the film quickly at ambient or modest temperature, it suits heat-sensitive substrates and shops without high-capacity drying — a xylene solvent would need real heat to clear the film at the same rate. It also means the dryer has less work to do, which is why formulators use it to raise line speed without raising oven temperature.
Run a trial on your own line first, whether the solvent is going into a coating or into industrial cleaners. Check resin compatibility and the let-down ratio you need, then look at drying time, adhesion, gloss and any co-solvent balance in the blend. Confirm as well that the solvent fits the VOC and labelling rules in your market — those are set by the destination, not by the product, so that final call is yours, and we will supply the data you need to make it.
