Methyl Isobutyl ketone

Specifications:

  • Molecular Formula : C6H12O
  • Mol Wt : 100.16
  • CAS #: [108-10-1]
  • Description : Clear colourless liquid
  • Assay (%) : 99.5 min
  • Distillation range in deg cel : 114-117
  • Sp gravity @ 20/20 deg cel : 0.799 -0.802
  • Content Dimethyl ketone (%) : 0.1 max
  • Methyl isobutylcarbinol content (%) : 0.1 max
  • Content of mesityl and isomesityl oxides(%) : 0.1 max
  • Moisture (%) : 0.05 max
  • Acidity as acetic acid (%) : 0.005 max

Uses:

  • Polymer : In esters of vinyl monomers and copolymers
  • Printing ink : In mfr of NC based liquid inks

Acetone

Specifications:

  • Molecular Formula : C3H6O
  • Mol Wt : 58.08
  • CAS #: [67-64-1]
  • Description : Clear colourless liquid
  • Sp gravity @ 27/27 deg cel : 0.784 – 0.786
  • Flash point in deg cel : (-) 20
  • Distillation range in deg cel : 56.1 ± 1
  • Purity (%) : 99.5 min
  • Water (%) : 0.5 max
  • Colour on Pt-Co scale : 5 max
  • Benzene content in ppm : 10 max

Uses:

  • Coating : As solvent in cellulose nitrate based coatings As solvent in vinyl/acrylic lacquers
  • Process and Manufacturing : As solvent, solvent-vehicle, crystallization and extraction solvent In MFR of Diacetone Alcohol. In MFR of dissolved Acetylene Gas
  • Printing ink : As solvent in inks
  • Pharma : As intermediate in mfr of drugs and pharmaceuticals like penterol-2-3 methyl butanol-1, chloroform, bromoform, iodoform, ionone, sulphonal, trional, vitamins and sulfamethaxazole As extraction solvent for drugs like pancreatin, pepsin, tanin chlorophyll
  • Polymer : Raw material for methyl methacrylate, and Bisphenol-A
  • Colourants : In MFR of isophorone and many dyestuff Intermediates
  • Textile : In MFR of acetate fibres
  • Explosives : In MFR of cordite, dynamite and TNT
  • Oil : In extraction of natural oils, fats and essential oil

Methyl Ethyl Ketone

Specifications:

  • Molecular Formula C4H8O
  • Mol Wt 72.10
  • CAS # [78-93-3]
  • Description Clear colurless liquid
  • Sp gravity @ 20/20 deg cel 0.806 – 0.808
  • Flash point in deg cel (-) 7
  • Distillation range in deg cel 79 – 80.5
  • Purity (%) 99.7 min
  • Water (%) 0.1 max
  • Acidity as acetic acid in ppm 30 max

Features:

  • Lubricating oil dewaxing
  • Adhesives
  • Printing Inks
  • Magnetic Audio Video tapes
  • Polyurethane resins
  • Artificial Leather
  • PVC film/Leather cloth industry
  • Specialty Paints
  • MEK Oxime manufacture
  • MEK Peroxide manufacture
  • Aroma Chemicals such as Methyl Pentanone
  • Degreasing of metal surfaces, particularly Aircraft parts
  • Epoxy glass laminates for the electronic industry