Ethyl Lactate Environment Ethyl lactate has a vapor pressure of 1.6 mbar, at 20°C. It may be classified as a volatile organic compound (VOC), depending on your location. Ethyl lactate is considered biodegradable. State Information | Glossary | Conversion Checklist | Comments Home | Process Advisor | Alternatives | Links | Search All SAGE material, Copyright© 1992, Research Triangle Institute Last Update: 18 March 1995 sage@rti.org http://clean.rti.org/alt.cfm?id=yl&cat=en