Typical Recycled Solvents
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Flash Point |
Boiling Point |
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| Solvent Name | Other Names |
° F |
° C |
° F |
° C |
| Acetone | 2-Propanone; Dimethyl Ketone;Dimethylformaldehyde; Pyroacetic Acid |
-4 |
-20 |
133 |
56 |
| 1-Butanol | N-Butyl Alcohol, N-Butanol, propyl carbinol; butanol; butyl alcohol |
99 |
37 |
244 |
118 |
| 2-Butoxyethanol | Butyl Cellosolve, Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether |
320 |
160 |
340 |
171 |
| n-Butyl Acetate | butyl ethanoate, butyl acetate, n-butyl ethanoate, acetic acid butyl ester, ethanoic acid butyl ester |
79 |
26 |
259 |
126 |
| Butyl Cellusolve | Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, 2-Butoxyethanol |
320 |
160 |
340 |
171 |
| Cyclohexanone | Cyclohexyl ketone; Anone; Hexanon; Ketohexamethylene; Pimelic ketone; Pimelin ketone; Sextone |
111 |
44 |
312 |
156 |
| Diacetone Alcohol | 4-Hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone |
133 |
56 |
334 |
168 |
| Ethanol | Ethyl Alcohol; Ethyl Alcohol Anhydrous; Ethyl Hydrate; Ethyl Hydroxide; Fermentation Alcohol; Grain Alcohol; Methylcarbinol; Molasses Alcohol; Spirits of Wine |
62 |
17 |
172 |
78 |
| Ethyl Acetate | Acetic acid ethyl ester; Acetic ether; Acetoxyethane; Ethyl Acetic Ester; Ethyl ethanoate |
25 |
-4 |
171 |
77 |
| Ethyl Alcohol | Ethanol; Ethyl Alcohol Anhydrous; Ethyl Hydrate; Ethyl Hydroxide; Fermentation Alcohol; Grain Alcohol; Methylcarbinol; Molasses Alcohol; Spirits of Wine |
62 |
17 |
172 |
78 |
| Ethyl Benzene | Ethylbenzol; Phenylethane |
59 |
15 |
277 |
136 |
| Ethyl Lactate | Lactic Acid, Ethyl Ester; Propanoic Acid, 2-Hydroxy-, Ethyl Ester |
115 |
46 |
309 |
154 |
| Ethylene Glycol | 1,2-Ethanediol; glycol; 1,2-Dihydroxyethane; Ethylene Alcohol; Ethulene Dihydrate; Antifreeze |
232 |
111 |
388 |
198 |
| Ethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether | Butyl Cellusolve, 2-Butoxyethanol |
320 |
160 |
340 |
171 |
| Formaldehyde | Formalin; Morbicid Acid; Methylene Oxide; Methyl aldehyde |
140 |
60 |
205 |
96 |
| Heptane | n-Heptane; normal heptane; dipropyl methane; heptyl hydride |
25 |
-4 |
208 |
98 |
| Iso-butyl Acetate | 2-Methyl-1-propyl acetate |
64 |
18 |
243 |
117 |
| Iso-butyl Alcohol | 1-Hydroxymethylpropane; isobutanol; 2-methylpropanol; 2-methyl-1-propanol; Isopropylcarbinol |
82 |
28 |
226 |
108 |
| Iso-propyl Acetate | sec-propyl acetate, acetic acid isopropyl ester, 2-propyl acetate, acetic acid 1-methylethy ester, 2-acetoxypropane, 2-propylacetate, 2-methylethanoate, isopropyl ethanoate, 1-methylethyl acetate |
36 |
2 |
192 |
89 |
| Iso-propyl Alcohol | 2-Propanol; sec-propyl alcohol; isopropanol; sec-propanol; dimethylcarbinol |
54 |
12 |
180 |
82 |
| Kerosene | Astral Oil; Coal Oil, Fuel Oil No. 5, Deobase, Astral Oil, Jet A Fuel; Jet Fuel JP-1; JP-5 Navy Fuel; Kerosine, petroleum; Range Oil; K1 Kerosene; Kerosene, hydrodesulfurized; Kerosine |
100 |
38 |
300 |
149 |
| Lacquer Thinner | Lacquer Thinner |
5 |
-15 |
133 |
56 |
| Methanol | Carbinol; Methanol; Methyl hydroxide; Monohydroxymethane; Pyroxylic spirit; Wood alcohol; Wood naptha; Wood spirit; Monohydroxymethane; Methyl hydrate |
52 |
11 |
149 |
65 |
| Methyl n-Amyl Ketone | MAK, Methyl n-amyl ketone; 2-Heptanone, 1-Methylhexanal; Butylacetone; Methyl pentyl ketone |
102 |
39 |
306 |
152 |
| Methyl Ethyl Ketone | 2-Butanone; ethyl methyl ketone; MEK; Methyl acetone |
16 |
-9 |
176 |
80 |
| Methyl Isobutyl Ketone | 2-Pentanone,4-methyl; Hexone; MIBK; Isopropylacetone |
57 |
14 |
243 |
117 |
| Mineral Spirits | Rule 66, Stoddard Solvent, White Spirits; Petroleum Hydrocarbons. |
100 |
38 |
298 |
148 |
| N-Butanol | 1-Butanol; Butanol-1; Normal butanol; n-Propyl carbinol; Butyric alcohol; 1- Hydroxybutane; Butyl alcohol. |
99 |
37 |
244 |
118 |
| N-Butyl Acetate | butyl ethanoate, butyl acetate, n-butyl ethanoate, acetic acid butyl ester, ethanoic acid butyl ester |
79 |
26 |
259 |
126 |
| N-Butyl Alcohol | 1-Butanol, N-Butanol, propyl carbinol; butanol; butyl alcohol, normal |
99 |
37 |
244 |
118 |
| N-Propyl Acetate | 1-Propyl acetate, Acetic acid, propyl ester. |
58 |
14 |
215 |
102 |
| N-Propyl Alcohol | 1-Propanol; Ethyl Carbinol; 1-Hydroxypropane; n-Propanol |
73 |
23 |
207 |
97 |
| V M & P Naptha | Benzin; Naphtha; Naphtha, Petroleum Distallates |
50 |
10 |
245 |
118 |
| PM Solvent | Propylene-glycol monomethyl ether |
89 |
32 |
248 |
120 |
| 2-Propanol | Isopropyl Alcohol, sec-propyl alcohol; isopropanol; sec-propanol; dimethylcarbinol |
54 |
12 |
180 |
82 |
| Propylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether | 1-methoxy-2-propanol, methoxypropanol, PGME, 1-methoxypropan-2-ol, propylene glycol methyl ether, ucar solvent LM, poly-solve mpm, glycol ether PM, propylene glycol methyl ether |
91 |
33 |
246 |
119 |
| Stoddard | White spirits; Mineral spirits type I; Petroleum distillate |
100 |
38 |
298 |
148 |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | Pseudocumene, Pseudocumol, psi-Cumene |
130 |
54 |
336 |
169 |
| Toluene | Methylbenzene; Toluol; Phenylmethane |
45 |
7 |
232 |
111 |
| Xylene | Dimethyl benzene, xylol, methyltoluene |
84 |
29 |
279 |
137 |
* Values above are taken from publicly available Material Safety Data Sheets. They are for reference only. You should always reference the published values on the MSDS for the material you are working with.