Why It Matters
Formulators screening carrier solvents for EC/SL/SC platforms need options spanning solvency power, flash point, and regulatory profile
Solution Approach
Formulators screening carrier solvents for EC/SL/SC platforms need options spanning solvency power, flash point, and regulatory profile RawSource supplies the base chemicals that go into these programs. We can help with product selection, grade matching, and sourcing from multiple origins for supply security.
Typical Application Workflow
1
Application & Agronomic Review
Define the use (crop input, adjuvant, soil amendment, post-harvest) and the agronomic, regulatory, and tank-mix requirements.
2
Input & Grade Selection
Match the surfactant or adjuvant, nutrient source, chelate, or formulation aid to the active, water quality, and label.
3
Compatibility & Rate Trial
Confirm tank-mix compatibility, dose, and stability, and size packaging (jugs, drums, totes, bulk) to the season and logistics.
4
Field Validation
Validate efficacy and crop safety in field trials, and lock the spec and supply plan for the season.
Recommended Chemistries (5)
Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether
CAS 111-76-2
Glycols & Polyols
Co-solvent
1993 (ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER) · Class Amphiphilic glycol ether couples water and oil phases and dissolves a broad active range - a workhorse EC/SL carrier
Melting Point: -70 °C Boiling Point: 171 °C at 743 mmHg Density: 0.902 at 20 °C
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Propylene Glycol Methyl Ether
CAS 107-98-2
Glycols & Polyols
Solvent
3092 (1-METHOXY-2-PROPANOL) · Class P-series glycol ether with favorable (non-reprotoxic) regulatory profile and good actives solvency for formulation
Melting Point: -95 °C Boiling Point: 120 °C at 760 mmHg Density: 0.924 at 20 °C
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Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO)
CAS 67-68-5
Solvents
Solvency
2811 (DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE) · Class Exceptional solvency power for difficult crystalline actives, high flash point, used as a penetration-aiding carrier
Physical Description: Dimethyl sulfoxide appears as a clear liquid, e… Appearance: Very hygroscopic liquid Odor: Distinctive garlic or oyster-like odor
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Xylene (mixed isomers)
CAS 1330-20-7
Solvents
Solvency
Strong aromatic solvent for high-load EC concentrates where solvency power is the priority
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Propylene Carbonate
CAS 108-32-7
Glycols & Polyols
Solvency
High-boiling, low-tox polar aprotic solvent for actives needing a high flash point and cleaner regulatory profile
Melting Point: -48.8 °C Boiling Point: 241.6 °C Density: 1.2047 g/cu cm at 20 °C
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