Product Specifications
| Prod Model: |
99.9% |
| Un No.: |
32073 |
| CAS No.: |
78-93-3 |
| Molecular Formula: |
C4h8o |
| Einecs: |
201-159-0 |
Product Description
Methyl ethyl ketone (also known as MEK, butanone, 2-butanone, butan-2-one, oxobutane, or methyl acetone) is a clear volatile liquid that is soluble in water and has a mild, acetone odour. It has the formula C4H8O. The HS Code of the product is 291412, and CAS No 78-93-3.
Ketones are water clear, highly mobile liquids with a characteristic odour. They are chemically very stable. Due to the carbonyl group, ketones are hydrogen acceptors and have an outstanding solvency.
Over 50 % of the demand for Methyl ethyl ketone stems from the paints and coatings industry as a low viscosity solution can be obtained without it affecting the film properties of the product.
Methyl ethyl ketone does not contain detectable quantities of polycyclic aromatics, heavy metals or chlorinated compounds.
MEK is widely used in the following applications:
1)Specialty Paints
2)Printing Inks
3)Adhesives
4)Lubricating Oil Dewaxing in the Refineries
5) Polyurethane resins
6) Artificial Leather
7) Degreasing of metal surfaces, particularly Aircraft parts
8) Pharmacuticals
9) Extraction
10) MEK Oxime Manufacture
11) MEK Peroxide Manufacture
12) Epoxy Glass Laminations for the electronic industry
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ANALYSIS ITEMS |
INDEX |
ANALYST RESULTS |
TEST METHOD |
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PURITY %(M/M) ≥ |
99.7 |
99.98 |
SH-T 1755-2006 |
WATER CONTENT
%(M/M)≤ |
0.05 |
0.01 |
SH-T 1755-2006 |
|
DENSITY , 20°C(KG/L) |
0.804-0.806 |
0.806 |
SH-T 1755-2006 |
|
DISTILLATION RANGE °C≥ |
78.5 |
78.6 |
SH-T 1755-2006 |
|
NON-VOLATILE MATTER (MG/100ML) ≤ |
5
|
1.5 |
SH-T 1755-2006 |
|
COLOURITY HEZEN ≤ |
10 |
4 |
SH-T 1755-2006 |
|
ACIDITY(AS ACETIC ACID) %(M/M) ≤ |
0.003 |
0.0016 |
SH-T 1755-2006 |
|
METHANOL(COUNT PER BUTANOL) % (M/M) |
0.3
|
0.01 |
SH-T 1755-2006 |
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APPEARANCE |
COLORLESS AND TRANSPARENT,
NO MECHANICAL IMPURITIES |
QUALIFIED |
VISUAL |
|
ODOR |
SPECIAL ODOR, NO RESIDUAL ODOR |
QUALIFIED |
SMELL |
Guangzhou Lifly Chemicals Co., Ltd. is a company that specializes in sales of butanone (MEK). It is designated by CNPC as its agent to export butanone produced by the two subsidiaries of CNPC, i. e. Xinjiang Dushanzi TianLi High & New Tech Co., Ltd and Lanzhou Petrochemical Company. The manufacturers produce up to 100, 000t of butanone a year, ranking second in China in terms of comprehensive output. Cutting-edge direct hydration method is adopted by them, enabling the butanone they produce to reach Type II urethane grade as specified in the Specification of ASTM D740-11 and its quality to match that of butanone produced by Japan, Europe and America through indirect hydration method. Causing less pollution, direct hydration method is preferred for the new butanone production facility. In 2014, China's output of butanone exceeded 500, 000t, accounting for about one third of that of the world. Now, China has mainly shown the trend of export of its butanone. For its large butanone capacity and the preferred production technology, butanone produced by CNPC is well received by customers from around the world. Guangzhou Lifly Chemicals Co., Ltd. is also gradually becoming the representative seller of CNPC's butanone.
We are equipped with storage tanks used at ports, which are suitable for transportation by wet cargo ship transportation and tanker container shipment. In addition, we adopt strict quality control systems to control logistics transportation and goods storage. For example, our preservation of butanone alternately in nitrogen and floating roof tanks can avoid butanone from being oxidized or discolored by external factors, so as to produce very good storage effects. Besides, we are equipped with automated drum workshop in which all the drums are new ones certified by commodity inspection. With export license and qualification for operating hazardous articles, we offer different modes of transport. We can transport the goods in bulk cargo ships, tank containers, drums, etc. We focus on butanone and strictly control its quality in the whole process from its transportation out of factory to its storage at the port and then to its shipment. In this way, high purity and very low moisture can be guaranteed and butanone can be avoided from being discolored. We have thus been able to develop rapidly. Since 2011, our products have been exported to South Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Pakistan, India, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Nigeria, Lebanon, Chile, US etc., with monthly exports exceeding 2, 000t.
