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Methyl Ethyl Ketone

Industrial chemicals · Solvents, glycols & plasticizers

CAS No.
No.78-93-3

Product overview

Colorless flammable liquid with acetone odor.

Melting point -85.9℃ Boiling point 79.6℃; relative density 0.8054; refractive index 1.3788; flash point -6℃; soluble in water, ethanol and ether, miscible with oil.

The solubility decreases when the temperature increases, and it can form an azeotrope with water.

Flammable, vapor can form explosive mixture with air.

High-concentration vapors are anesthetic.

Applications

Used as a solvent, denaturant, catalyst, and also used in the preparation of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, textiles, plastics, paints, etc. It can also be used for melting and bonding of acrylic, PVC and other ethyl materials (commonly used in printing factories, using a strong adhesive with methyl ethyl ketone can dissolve the PVC coating on the outer layer of the canvas, which is convenient for bonding).

Packaging

165kg/drum, isotank

Technical specification

ItemsUnitLower LimitUpper Limit
AppearanceColorless and transparent liquid
Purity%99.7
Moisture%0.1
Free alcohol (butyl alcohol)%0.3
Evaporation residuemg/100ml5
ColorHazen10
Free acid as acetic acid%0.005
Boiling range: Initial boiling point℃78.5
Dry point℃81
Density 20℃g/cm30.8040.806

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