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What is Petroleum Ether 40-60? It is a mixture made up of various volatile, highly flammable, liquid hydrocarbon compounds and is used mainly as a nonpolar solvent. Chemically, it is not classified as an ether, but as a light hydrocarbon. Alternate names for this mixture include benzine, VM&P naphtha (varnish makers' & painters'), petroleum naphtha, petroleum spirits, X4 or ligroin. The 40-60 refers to its boiling range in °C.
Consistent Quality: We provide only high-quality Petroleum Ether 40-60 ensuring reliable and consistent performance for all applications.
Shipped from Manchester, UK Facility: Sourced and bottled using non-toxic, chemical-resistant containers, ensuring reliable quality for our customers.
Safe Break Glass Winchester Bottle: Our Glass Winchester bottles can store chemicals that may be sensitive to light due to filtering potentially harmful UV rays. The Safe Break bottles offer an additional layer of protection; if breakage occurs, the PE coating keeps all liquid and glass splinters contained.
Industrial solvent
Extensively used for extracting oils, fats, waxes, and greases from various materials . This includes the extraction of essential oils from plants and the removal of fats from food products.
Degreasing Agent
Employed as a degreasing agent in industries like automotive and metalworking to remove oils, greases, and lubricants from metal surfaces.
Analytical Chemistry
Serves as a solvent for various analytical techniques, such as chromatography and spectroscopy, due to its ability to dissolve non-polar compounds.
B.P.: 40-60 deg C
Density at 15 deg C (g/mL): 0.645- 0.670
Flash Point: <0 deg C
Aromatic Content: 100ppm
Benzene Content: 30ppm
n-Hexane Content: 2%
Sulphur Content: 1ppm
Viscosity at 20 deg C: 0.5cSt
Cas Number: 8032-32-4
Einecs Number: 232-453-7
HS Code / Commodity Code: 27101225
UN Number: 1268
Hazard Class: 3
Packing Group: 2
Hazard Phrases: H224,H304,H315,H336,H411
Prec Phrases: P210,P301+P310,P331,P370+P378,P403+P235