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Methyl isobutyl ketone is a medium-boiling, active solvent for a wide range of materials used by industry. In surface coatings of the nitrocellulose and vinyl types, M I B K has excellent solvent characteristics and good tolerance for many hydrocarbon diluents. These same characteristics recommend MIBK for use in lacquer thinners. As a selective solvent, MIBK is used as an extractant in the manufacture of antibiotics and in the de-oiling of paraffin wax. It finds use, too, as a solvent for synthetic
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rubber cements and other adhesives. MIBK is also used in the manufacture of such products as fungicides, textile coatings, leather finish ing, pharmaceuticals, germicides and the denaturing of ethyl alcohol. Your Shell Chemical representative will gladly dis cuss your specific solvent needs with you. For your files, write for: Organic Chemicals, a catalog of Shell Chemical solvents, resins and intermediates.
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