Safety Notes
Safe Storage Flammability: flammable. Butanone can react with most oxidizing agents, and may cause fire. Safety level for humans: Butanone is a component of cigarette smoke. It is an irritant, causing irritation to people's eyes and nose. There is some evidence that butanone may increase the toxicity of other solvents, in contrast to calculating mixed solvent exposures by simply adding the exposures. Environmental safety: Butanone emissions are regulated in the United States as a hazardous air pollutant, because it is a volatile organic compound that contributes to tropospheric ozone. Storage conditions: Store in a cool place, avoid exposure to temperature. Keep away from direct sunlight and minimize sources of heat, sparks, or flames. The lid should be tightly closed to avoid loss due to evaporation.
Confirm the specifications and safety instructions in the technical documentation for each batch before use.
Original Information and Warnings to Verify
1. Product name/Other names METHYL ETHYL KETONE Ethyl methyl ketone; Methyl ethyl ketone (deprecated); MEK; 2-Butanone; Methylpropanone; Ethylmethylketone; Methylacetone. 2.Product information IUPAC nomenclature: Butane-2-one. Chemical formula: C4 H8 O; CH 3 C (O) CH 2 CH 3. Number CAS: [78-93-3]. Origin: Taiwan/JAPAN/Thaioil Packaging: 165 kg/ drum. 3. Application As a Solvent: Butanone is an effective and efficient solvent and is used in processes involving gums, resins, cellulose acetate and nitrocellulose coatings and in vinyl films. For this reason it finds use in the manufacture of plastics, textiles, in the manufacture of paraffin wax, and in household products such as lacquers, varnishes, paint removers, a denaturing agent for denatured alcohol, glues, and as a cleaning agent. It has similar solvent properties to acetone but boils at a higher temperature and has a significantly slower evaporation rate. As a plastic caulking agent: As butanone dissolves polystyrene and many other plastics, it is sold as “model cement” for connecting parts of scale model kits. Although often considered an adhesive, it actually acts as a soldering agent in this context. Other uses: Butanone is a precursor to methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, which is a catalyst for certain polymerization reactions such as crosslinking of unsaturated polyester resins. 4. Safe Storage Flammability: flammable. Butanone can react with most oxidizing agents, and may cause fire. It just exploded; It only requires a small flame or spark to cause a powerful reaction. Safety level for humans: Butanone is a component of cigarette smoke. It is an irritant, causing irritation to people's eyes and nose. Serious effects on animal health are seen only at very high levels. These defects included congenital malformations of bone and birth weight in rats, when inhaled at the highest dose tested (3000 ppm in 7 hours/day). There are no long-term studies with animals inhaling or ingesting it, and there are no studies of carcinogenicity in animals when inhaled or ingested. There is some evidence that butanone may increase the toxicity of other solvents, in contrast to calculating mixed solvent exposures by simply adding the exposures. Environmental safety: Butanone emissions are regulated in the United States as a hazardous air pollutant, because it is a volatile organic compound that contributes to tropospheric ozone. Storage conditions: Store in a cool place, avoid exposure to temperature. Keep away from direct sunlight and minimize sources of heat, sparks, or flames. The lid should be tightly closed to avoid loss due to evaporation.
