DMC
Dimethyl carbonate
Dimethyl carbonate (DMC) is used as a VOC-exempt solvent in many paints and coatings. It is a fast evaporating polar solvent and can replace esters, glycol ethers and ketones in formulations. DMC can be used as a methylating and carbonylating reagent in organic synthesis.
Properties
| Purity(GC) | 99.9% min |
|---|---|
| Methanol | 0.05% max |
| Water Content | 0.05% max |
| Flash point | 63F |
| Boiling point | 90℃ |
| Freezing Point | Negative 4℃(Handle like water) |
| Evaporation Rate(BuAc=1.0) | 3.22 |
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Features & Benefits
Advantages:
●Competitively priced vs MEK, MAK, Toluene
●Good solvency: works well in acrylics and alkyds
●Medium-fast evaporation rate
●Non-mutagenic
●Non-HAPS
●Low MIR value: one of the lowest MIR value of any liquid chemical in commercial production
●Readily biodegradable with low potential to bio-accumulate or be persistent in the environment
Chemical Structure
Identifiers
CAS#: 616-38-6
EINECS#: 210-478-4
Function
- VOC Free Solvent
Application
- Adhesive
- Paint & Coatings-Solventborne
- Paint & Coatings-Waterborne
- Protective Coatings