Safer Solvent

 

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 12:34pm

Xylene is well known as an excellent solvent, often used in the printing, paint, rubber and leather industries since it has high solvency power, as demonstrated by its high Kauri-Butanol (k-B) value of 98. However, xylene is known to be a potential occupational hazard due to numerous health and safety concerns. Consequently, an alternative for xylene has been frequently researched.

Necotek Solutions has developed Necosolv XB to address this situation, providing a strong solvent that is safer as well as non-flammable/non-combustible. Necosolv is a non-HAP (hazardous air pollutant), has low toxicity and has low or no global warming potential or ozone depletion potential.

Compared to xylene, Necosolv XB has a K-B value of 115 (vs. 98), a boiling point of 134 C (vs. 139 C) and a flash point of 102 C (vs. 77 C).

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