14 grades
Light paraffinic spirits, dearomatised aliphatics, aromatic naphthas and oxygenated solvents, in drums, isotainers and bulk.
Narrow-cut hydrotreated spirits in the C5 to C9 range, made up of normal and iso-paraffins with naphthenes. Boiling range sets the drying speed and the flash point, and the aromatic content is low across the range.
Special boiling point spirit 40/65. C5 to C6 cut.
Special boiling point spirit 80/110. C6 to C7 cut, available as a low n-hexane grade.
Special boiling point spirit 100/140. C7 to C9 cut, roughly 60 percent paraffins with 40 percent naphthenes.
Supplied as commercial extraction grade or as pure n-hexane. Confirm which grade you need when you order, because the two differ on boiling range, flash point and labelling.
Hydrotreated aliphatic fluids in the white spirit range and above, with almost all the aromatics removed. They stand in for conventional white spirit where odour and aromatic content have to come down. Aromatic content differs between the light and heavy grades, so ask for the figure on the grade you are specifying.
Dearomatised white spirit. The lightest and fastest-drying of the D grades.
Dearomatised aliphatic fluid, mainly C11 to C14 paraffins and naphthenes. Deep hydrogenation gives it a mild odour and low volatility.
Dearomatised aliphatic fluid of C12 to C16 paraffins and naphthenes, heavier and less volatile than D70. Our datasheet records it as meeting the LVP-VOC exemption criteria used by CARB, the US EPA and the Ozone Transport Commission.
The heaviest dearomatised grade we carry, mainly C13 to C15 paraffins and naphthenes. Very low volatility, for processes where solvent loss and flash point matter more than drying speed.
Aromatic solvent naphthas made up of alkylbenzenes, for jobs where solvency has to be strong enough to hold resins and active ingredients that aliphatic fluids will not dissolve.
Light aromatic solvent naphtha. Also sold as Aromatic 100.
Heavy aromatic solvent naphtha, boiling higher than A100 and evaporating more slowly. Reduced-naphthalene grades are available where naphthalene content has to be limited.
Glycol ethers, an alcohol and a diol. These mix with water as well as with organic solvents, which is what makes them the coupling solvents in waterborne systems.
Propylene glycol monomethyl ether. Also called PGME or PM, CAS 107-98-2. Fully miscible with water, and the standard replacement for the restricted ethylene glycol ethers.
Propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate. Also called PGMEA or PMA, CAS 108-65-6. The acetate ester of MP: slower to evaporate, stronger on resins, only partly miscible with water.
Isopropanol, propan-2-ol, CAS 67-63-0. Fast-evaporating secondary alcohol that mixes with water in all proportions and with most organic solvents.
Ethylene glycol, ethane-1,2-diol, CAS 107-21-1. Colourless hygroscopic diol of low volatility, fully miscible with water.
Properties are not published on this page on purpose. Boiling range, flash point, density and aromatic content vary between producers and between batches, so the number that governs your process is the one on the paperwork for the material you are actually receiving.
