Product introduction
2-Butanone (common name Methyl Ethyl Ketone, abbreviated MEK; CAS 78-93-3) is a clear, colorless, highly volatile ketone solvent widely used in industrial and formulation chemistry. It delivers strong solvency for many resins, oils and waxes while exhibiting a moderate evaporation rate that balances rapid drying with good film leveling. Commercial offerings include stabilized and unstabilized grades across laboratory, technical and bulk volumes. Request lot-specific Certificate of Analysis (CoA) and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) prior to qualification.
Applications & Descriptions
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Coatings & Paints
Used as a fast-evaporating solvent and co-solvent in alkyds, acrylics, nitrocellulose and other industrial coating systems to improve solvency, flow and film formation. -
Adhesives & Sealants
Employed in solvent-borne adhesive formulations and cleaning steps where strong solvency for resins and controlled evaporation are required. -
Cleaning & Degreasing
Used in precision cleaning, parts-washing and degreasing operations to remove oils, greases and polymer residues (where permitted). -
Extraction & Process Solvent
Applied in extraction, stripping and certain process steps in fine-chemical and formulation manufacture due to favorable solvent power and volatility. -
Polymerisation / Resin Processing
Used as a processing solvent, diluent or cleaning solvent in polymer manufacture and for formulation of resin solutions and varnishes. -
Laboratory Reagent & Analytical Use
Supplied for method development, GC standards, solvent extractions and research applications requiring a medium-polarity ketone solvent.
