Product Application
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Physical uses :
- Cleaning: White spirit is used as an industrial cleaner and paint thinner to clean and degrease surfaces
- Thinning paint: White spirit is used to thin oil-based paints
- Cleaning paint brushes: White spirit is commonly used in households to clean paint brushes
- Solvent: White spirit is used as a solvent in paints, coatings, waxes, varnishes, adhesives, printing inks, and liquid photocopier toners
- Extraction: White spirit is used as an extraction solvent in industry.
White spirit is used in many products, including:
Paints, Coatings, Waxes, Varnishes, Adhesives, Printing inks, and Liquid photocopier toners.
White spirit is a complex mixture that contains mainly C7-C12 hydrocarbons with a boiling range of 130-220°C. It has a viscosity of 0.4-0.5 Cps and is water white in color.
White spirit can be released into the environment during its production, transport, and use. Exposure to white spirit can occur through breathing, drinking, or skin contact.
Pharmaceutical Application :
White spirit is used in pharmaceutical applications to produce sophisticated fine chemicals in microgram to multi-kilogram scales.
White spirit is a petroleum-based solvent that is insoluble in water and is used for many purposes, including:
- Cleaning: Cleaning paint brushes or thinning paint
- Degreasing: Degreasing solvent
- Extraction: Extracting oil-bituminous rock organic components from mineral
- Solvent: Solvent in aerosols, wood preservatives, lacquers, varnishes, and asphalt products
