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| SOLVENT TYPE | CAS No. | APPLICATIONS |
| Acetone | 67-64-1 | Chemicals (Methyl isobutyl ketone; methyl isobutyl carbinol; methyl methacrylate; bisphenol-A); paint, varnish and lacquer solvent; cellulose acetate, especially as spinning solvent; to clean and dry parts of precision equipment; solvent for potassium iodide and permanganate; delusterant for cellulose acetate fibres; specification testing of vulcanized rubber products. |
| Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) | 67-63-0 | Manufacture of acetone and it's derivatives, manufacture of glycerol and isopropyl acetate, solvent for essential and other oils , alkaloids, gums, resins; latent solvent for cellulose derivatives, coatings solvent, deicing agent for liquid fuels, lacquers, extraction processes, dehydrating agent, preservative, lotions, denaturant. |
| Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) | 78-93-3 | Solvent in nitrocellulose coatings and vinyl films, resins, paint removers, cements and adhesives, organic synthesis, cleaning fluids, printing catalyst carrier, acrylic coatings. Note: Does not dissolve cellulose acetate and most waxes. |
| Toluene | 108-88-3 | Aviation fuel and high octane blending stock; benzene, phenol, and caprolactum; solvent for paints and coatings, gums, resins, most oils, rubber, vinyl organosols; diluent and thinner in nitrocellulose lacquers; adhesive solvent in plastic toys and model aircraft; chemicals (benzoic acid, benzyl and benzoyl derivatives, saccharin, medicines, dyes, perfumes); source of toluenediisocyanates (polyurethane resins); explosives (TNT) ; toluenesulfonates (detergents); scintillation counters. |
| White Spirit | 64742-82-1 | Solvent used as a substitute for turpentine in the thinning of paints, varnishes and lacquers. Similar to stoddard solvent but not necessarily meeting all it's specifications. |
| Xylene | 1330-20-7 | Aviation fuels; protective coatings; solvent for alkyd resins, lacquers, enamels, rubber cements; synthesis of organic chemicals. |
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