Aromatic hydrocarbons have the most solvency power of all solvents, with a chemical structure based upon the aromatic 6-membered benzene ring.Toluene and xylene are the most commonly used aromatics and[…]

Aliphatic hydrocarbons can be supplied as highly pure single products such as hexane or heptane (normal or iso), cyclic (eg. cyclohexane) or as a distillation cut containing large numbers of[…]

Petroleum distillates are produced from crude oil in the refining process by fractional distillation. Distillates can be collected from the distillation column over a range of temperatures and are used[…]

Alcohols are a versatile range of solvents used in large quantities in a wide range of applications. Very miscible with water, alcohols are used extensively in personal care, cleaning products,[…]

Ketones are a group of solvent products widely used in cosmetics and personal care, surface coatings, pharmaceutical manufacture, printing inks, resins and a number of other industrial applications. Acetone in[…]

Esters or acetates are commonly used oxygenates which have good solvency power and characteristic odours.Ethyl acetate and N-propyl acetate for example are used in confectionery and are instantly recognisable by[…]

Glycol ethers consist of a large group of around 30 products, utilised extensively within the sector producing ‘water-based’ materials. Unique in their characteristics as a solvent, glycol ethers are hydrotropic,[…]