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Industrial Solvents
Importance of Industrial Solvents
Industrial solvents play a crucial role in numerous sectors, including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, painting, printing and many other industries. They are essential for dissolving, mixing and processing chemicals, enabling the manufacture of a wide variety of products, from medicines to paints and plastics. In addition, they facilitate cleaning and the elimination of contaminants, which contributes to maintaining quality and safety standards in industrial production.
| Solvent | CAS | Class | Technological Funtion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hexane | 100-54-3 | Aliphatic | Extraction of oils, fats and waxes. Industrial Clening. Chemical Sovent. |
| Toluene | 108-88-3 | Aromatics | It is used in making paints, thinners, fingernail polish, adhesives, and rubber; and in the manufacture of nylon, and plastics. |
| Xylene | 1330-20-7 | Aromatics | Widely used in a diverse range in various industries in the medical and technology fields. Very popular because of its versatility. |
| Xylene / m-Xylene (meta-xylene) | 108-38-3 | Aromatics | m-Xylene is used in the production of paints, coatings, rubber and adhesives; and as a precursor in the production of chemicals. |
| Xylene / o-Xylene (ortho-xylene) | 95-47-6 | Aromatics | Key component in the manufacture of plastics, resins, and coatings. Effective in the pharmaceutical, rubber, varnish, synthetic fiber industries. |
| Xylene / p-Xylene (para-xylene) | 106-42-3 | Aromatics | p-Xylene is used in many industries as a solvent, including printing, rubber, and leather. It is a key component of ink, rubber, and adhesives. |
| Naphtha, Light Aromatic | 64742-95-6 | Aromatics | Efficient in dissolving compounds in biomedical laboratories, and extracting active ingredients in the pharmaceutical industry. |
| Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether | 111-76-2 | Ethers | It is used in cosmetics, paints, chemical production, brake fluids and printing inks. |
| Dipropylene Glycol | 25265-71-8 | Ethers | Widely used as a plasticizer, polymerization initiator and ideal additive for perfumes. |
| Diethylene Glycol | 111-46-6 | Ethers | Widely used in consumer products as antifreeze, brake fluids, inks, paints, and cosmetics. |
| Ethylene Glycol Monophenyl Ether | 122-99-6 | Ethers | Used as a perfume fixative, insect repellent, antiseptic, preservative, resins, et al. |
| Ethyl acetate | 141-78-6 | Acetates | Widely used due to its low toxicity and pleasant smell, it is used in paint manufacturing and extraction processes in chemistry. |
| Butyl acetate | 123-86-4 | Acetates | With a fruity odor, it is used for chemical and pharmaceutical extraction, and in the processing of cosmetics, fragrances and aerosols. |
| Acetone | 67-64-1 | Ketones | Versatile solvent. Useful in the manufacture of artificial fibres and as a chemical intermediate in the production of pharmaceutical products. |
| Methyl Isobutyl Ketone | 108-10-1 | Ketones | Stable and versatile solvent, it can dissolve a wide range of substances including resins, oils and waxes, nitrocellulose and resins. |
| Methanol | 67-56-1 | Alcohols | It is used in the production of inks, resins, adhesives, dyes and pharmaceutical ingredients, antifreeze and ethanol denaturants. |
| Isopropanol | 67-63-0 | Alcohols | Safe and versatile solvent with many uses: cleaning, industrial, antiseptic, bioreactive, chromatography and polymerization, among many others. |
| Ethanol | 64-17-5 | Alcohols | The universal solvent par excellence. It is relatively inexpensive and easily accessible; it is used in pharmaceuticals, analytical chemistry, etc. |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 127-18-4 | Halogenated | Versatile: dry cleaning, metal degreasing, textile and wood processing, manufacturing of inks, solvent soaps, adhesives, lubricants and silicones. |
| Dichloromethane | 75-09-2 | Halogenated | Solvent with many uses including research and chemical manufacturing: used to extract pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals and agrochemicals. |
| Trichloroethylene | 79-01-6 | Halogenated | Primary solvent for degreasing metal parts. Manufacture of other chemical and pharmaceutical products, refrigerants and hydrofluorocarbons. |
Solvents: Transferring Improved Properties to Products
