What are special boiling point solvents?
This group incorporates the solvent products that are known in the US and Canada as 'fast to medium evaporating aliphatics' or 'fast to medium evaporating blends (aliphatic and aromatics)'.
The Shell Chemicals special boiling point solvents range provides a versatile group of solvents, which consist of paraffins and cycloparaffins in the C5-C9range. Due to the way they are manufactured, including deep hydrogenation, their aromatics content is very low.
How are special boiling point solvents used?
Application areas for these products are in quick-drying lacquers, paints, varnishes and inks where they are used as diluents and solvents. They are also components in the preparation of tyres, rubber solutions, adhesives, cleaners, and pressure-sensitive tapes, and are used as extraction solvents in the chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food industries.
