Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) aka Butanone

Applications

Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) also known as Butanone, is an effective and common solvent and is used in processes involving gums, resins, cellulose acetate and nitrocellulose coatings and in vinyl films. For this reason, it finds use in the manufacture of plastics, textiles, in the production of paraffin wax, and in household products such as lacquer, varnishes, paint remover, a denaturing agent for denatured alcohol, glues, and as a cleaning agent. It is also used in dry erase markers as the solvent of the erasable dye.

Sales Specification

Appearance: Colorless
Purity, wt%: 99.8 min
Water Content, wt%: .05 max
Color, (Pt-Co): 10 max
Acidity (as acetic acid), wt%: .003 max
Specific Gravity @ 20/20°C: .804-.806