{"id":599,"date":"2018-02-28T17:37:55","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T17:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masterchem.ee\/?post_type=product&#038;p=599"},"modified":"2023-02-21T13:41:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T13:41:45","slug":"methyl-ethyl-ketone-mek","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/masterchem.ee\/en\/tooted-ja-teenused\/methyl-ethyl-ketone-mek\/","title":{"rendered":"Methyl ethyl ketone MEK (CAS 78-93-3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Butanone is an effective and common solvent<sup id=\"cite_ref-TurnerMcCreery_7-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>\u00a0and is used in processes involving\u00a0<a title=\"Natural gum\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Natural_gum\">gums<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Resin\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Resin\">resins<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Cellulose acetate\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cellulose_acetate\">cellulose acetate<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Nitrocellulose\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitrocellulose\">nitrocellulose<\/a>\u00a0coatings and in vinyl films.<sup id=\"cite_ref-Apps_p101_10-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>\u00a0For this reason it finds use in the manufacture of plastics, textiles, in the production of\u00a0<a title=\"Paraffin wax\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paraffin_wax\">paraffin wax<\/a>, and in household products such as\u00a0<a title=\"Lacquer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lacquer\">lacquer<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Varnish\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Varnish\">varnishes<\/a>, paint remover, a denaturing agent for\u00a0<a title=\"Denatured alcohol\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Denatured_alcohol\">denatured alcohol<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Adhesive\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adhesive\">glues<\/a>, and as a cleaning agent. It has similar solvent properties to\u00a0<a title=\"Acetone\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Acetone\">acetone<\/a>\u00a0but boils at a higher temperature and has a significantly slower evaporation rate.<sup id=\"cite_ref-Fairhall_11-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>\u00a0Unlike acetone, it forms an\u00a0<a title=\"Azeotrope\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Azeotrope\">azeotrope<\/a>\u00a0with water,<sup id=\"cite_ref-Langes_12-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-crc_13-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>making it useful for azeotropic distillation of moisture in certain applications. Butanone is also used in\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Dry erase marker\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dry_erase_marker\">dry erase markers<\/a>as the solvent of the erasable dye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Other names: Ethyl methyl ketone[2], Ethylmethylketone, Methylpropanone, Methylacetone, Butanone<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Butanone, also known as\u00a0methyl ethyl ketone\u00a0(MEK),<sup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>\u00a0is an\u00a0<a title=\"Organic compound\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organic_compound\">organic compound<\/a>\u00a0with the\u00a0<a title=\"Chemical formula\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chemical_formula\">formula<\/a>\u00a0CH<sub>3<\/sub>C(O)CH<sub>2<\/sub>CH<sub>3<\/sub>. This colorless liquid\u00a0<a title=\"Ketone\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ketone\">ketone<\/a>\u00a0has a sharp, sweet odor reminiscent of\u00a0<a title=\"Butterscotch\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Butterscotch\">butterscotch<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Acetone\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Acetone\">acetone<\/a>. It is produced industrially on a large scale, and also occurs in trace amounts in nature.<sup id=\"cite_ref-Ullmann_6-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>\u00a0It is soluble in water and is commonly used as an industrial solvent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>CAS: 78-93-3<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/masterchem.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/MEK-TDS-Masterchem.pdf\" class=\"pdf\" alt=\"Methyl ethyl ketone Product Specification (TDS)\" title=\"Methyl ethyl ketone Product Specification  (TDS)\" rel=\"noopener\">Methyl ethyl ketone Product Specification (TDS)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6760,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[292,40,61,62,57,64,59,55,56],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-599","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-cosmetic-industry","7":"product_cat-uncategorized","8":"product_cat-building-industry","9":"product_cat-household-chemicals","10":"product_cat-metalworking-chemicals","11":"product_cat-pharmaceuticals","12":"product_cat-road-painting","13":"product_cat-typography-chemicals","14":"product_cat-woodworking-chemicals","15":"pif-has-gallery","17":"first","18":"instock","19":"taxable","20":"shipping-taxable","21":"purchasable","22":"product-type-variable","23":"has-default-attributes"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Methyl ethyl ketone MEK (CAS 78-93-3) - Chemistry For Industry - Solvents &amp; Chemicals - Masterchem.ee<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Butanone, also known as methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), is an organic compound with the formula CH3C(O)CH2CH3. 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