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Specifications
- CAS No.
- 8032-32-4
- Melting point
- < -73°C
- Boiling point
- 60-90°C
Product overview
Petroleum ether 60-90 is a mixture of volatile aliphatic hydrocarbons, primarily pentanes and hexanes, with a boiling range of 60-90°C. Despite its name, it is not an ether but a petroleum distillate fraction. It is widely used as a non-polar solvent in laboratories and various industrial processes due to its excellent solvency for fats, oils, and waxes.
Key features
- Excellent solvent for non-polar compounds (fats, oils, waxes, rubber)
- Highly volatile with rapid evaporation
- Low boiling range for easy recovery and removal
- Insoluble in water but miscible with most organic solvents
- Low aromatic content in refined grades
- Relatively low toxicity compared to aromatic solvents
- Good cleaning properties for grease and oil removal
- Available in various boiling fractions for different applications.
Applications
- Laboratory research
- extraction solvent, chromatography eluent, recrystallization
- Pharmaceutical industry
- extraction of active ingredients, purification
- Food industry
- extraction of oils and fats, decaffeination
- Cosmetics
- solvent for perfumes, lotions, and hair products
- Paint and coatings
- solvent for lacquers, varnishes, and enamels
- Rubber industry
- solvent for rubber processing and manufacturing
- Dry cleaning
- spotting agent and stain remover
- Metal cleaning
- degreasing and precision cleaning
- Chemical synthesis
- reaction medium for non-polar reactions.
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