MIBK is a clear, colorless, volatile flammable liquid with an odor. It is soluble in all proportions in water, and is used in many solvent applications as well as an ingredient in many chemical reactions. MIBK is produced from liquid acetone and gaseous hydrogen by contacting with a catalyst.

Common name: MIBK

Chemical name: 2-Propanone; Dimethyl ketone

Formula: CH3COCH2C(CH3)2

Package: 165 kg/200L steel drum or bulk


SPECIFICATION

Appearance: Clear Liquid

Purity, wt. %: 99.0 Min.

Color, Pt-Co: 10 Max.

Density at 20, g/ml: 0.799~0.802

Water Content, wt. %: 0.1 Max.

Distillation Range,

- IBP[]: 114.0 Min.

- DP[]: 117.0 Max.

Acidity[as Acetic acid], wt. %: 0.002 Max.


USES

MIBK is used for solvent of nitrocelluloses, gums, lacquer and recovery of used Uranium. MIBK is also used in the pharmaceutical and electroplate industry. In addition to these applications, new filed is semiconductor industry.