N Butanol

A solvent for dyes in printing inks and other products
As an additive in polishes, cleaners and stain removers
As a swelling agent for textiles
As an extractant in the production of drugs, antibiotics, hormones, vitamins, alkaloids and camphor
As a solubilizer in the textile industry, for example as an additive in spinning baths or a carrier for colouring plastics
As an additive in de-icing fluids and gasoline (to prevent carburettor icing)
In paper and thin-layer chromatography
As a humectant for cellulose nitrate
As a feedstock for the production of glycol ethers
As a starting material for various butyl monocarboxylates which are widely used as solvents
As a feedstock for the production of flotation aids