Product: Methyl Ethyl Ketone
CAS NO. : 78-93-3
Molecular Formula: C4H8O
Origin: China, Japan.
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 main commercial production route for methyl ethyl ketone is through the dehydrogenation of secondary butanol although newer technology involves the direct oxidation of n-butene in solution, using palladium and cupric chlorides as catalysts.
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. These lacquers are used in the automotive, electrical goods, and furniture industries.
MEK is also used in the manufacture of plastics and textiles, the manufacture of printing inks, and also in rubber-based industrial cements. It is also used in the chemical industry as it is a precursor to methyl ethyl ketone peroxide which is itself used as a catalyst to initiate the polymerisation of polyester resins used in fibre-glass reinforced products.
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