Sub: Phase out of Carbon Tetra Chloride (CTC)

Solvents are primarily used in degreasing and precision cleaning in Metal industries as also for stain removal in the Textile industry amongst other usages. According to the information, CTC will not available for solvent users after 31st December, 2009. As per M/s GTZ, the viable alternatives of CTC are as under:Metal Degreasing Viable alternative solvents in metal degreasing S.No. Solvent 1 Acetone 2 Chloroform 3 Cyclohexane 4 Dichloreethane 5 Ethyl acetate 6 Hexane 7 Isopropyl alcohol 8 d-Limonene 9 Methanol Precision Cleaning Viable alternative solvents in precision cleaning S.No. Solvent 1 Methylene Dichloride 2 Perchloroethylene Sampling of raw material Viable alternative solvents for sampling of raw material in foundries. S.No. Solvent 1 Methylene Dichloride (MDC) 2 Perchloroethylene (PCE ) Refrigeration and Air-conditioning (RAC) Viable alternative solvents in RAC S.No. Solvent 1 Hexane 2 Methylene Dichloride (MDC) 3. Perchloroethylene S.No. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Solvent Methyl Ethyl Ketone Methylene Chloride Mineral Turpentine n-Methyl Pyrrolidone Perchloroethylene Toluene White petrol Xylene

S.No. Solvent 4 Toluene 5 White petrol

Electrical Systems Viable alternative solvents in electrical systems S.No. Solvent S.No. Solvent 1 Acetone 4 Perchloroethylene Toluene 2 Methylene Dichloride (MDC)* 5 Isopropyl alcohol Only MDC is suggested for online cleaning due to its non-flammability and higher rate of evaporation. Viable alternative solvents in motor and generator cleaning S.No. Solvent 1 Mineral Turpentine 2 Perchloroethylene (PCE ) 3 White petrol Textiles Viable alternative solvents in stain removal S.No. Solvent 1 Perchloro ethylene 2 White petrol* 3. Hexane Viable alternative solvents for spinning mills S.No. Solvent 1 Perchloro ethylene 2 Mineral turpentine oil* 3. NC thinner

S.No. Solvent 4 Mineral turpentine oil* 5 White petrol

S.No. 4 5 6

Solvent Mineral turpentine oil* Methyl ethyl ketone Xylene

*These substances are banned by some European textile importers due to excessive aromatic content. Members may guide themselves accordingly.