ASTROBIO™ EL it’s our ethyl lactate: bio-based ethyl ester of natural lactic acid (CAS n: 687-47-8). It’s fully miscible with water and with many other organic solvents. It has high boiling point, slow evaporation rate and a great solvency power for many kinds of resins, polymers and soils. ASTROBIO™ EL it’s currently used to make ink cleaners, adhesive removers, hand wipes, paint strippers, graffiti removers and textile stain removers (especially when blended with our ASTROBIO™ G 4). It’s a valid alternative to many fossil based solvents in the formulation of coatings, laquers, paints, varnishes and inks based on acrylics, epoxies, alkydics, vinylics, phenolics, melaminics, urethanes, polyesters, and ABS resins. It’s a safer choice than mineral spirits, MEK or MIBK for cleaning vessels, tanks, semi-bulk bins and reactors. ASTROBIO™ EL it’s also used in eyewear manufacturing. ASTROBIO™ EL is available in food grade (FCC) and is used as an additive in the food industry, to produce food grade detergents, inks, adhesives, lacquers and coatings.