THINNER MANUFACTURING UNIT

INCLUDING POLISH THINNER, METHANOL BASED, SYNTHETIC

THINNER, MTO BASED, DENATURED SPIRIT BASED THINNER, NC
THINNER, STOVING THINNER, THINNER FOR EPOXY PAINT, PU
PAINT, ENAMEL PAINT THINNER, ACRYLIC PAINT THINNER ETC.
[EIRI/EDPR/4027] J.C.: 2158XL

INTRODUCTION

Thinner is a hydrocarbon (naphtha) or oleoresinous solvent (turpentine) used to

reduce the viscosity of paints to appropriate working consistency usually just
prior to application. In this sense, a thinner is a liquid diluent to except that it has
active solvent power on the dissolved resin.

"Thinners" as the name implies, are added to varnishes and lacquers to thin them
out usually to brushing consistency. White spirit is the commonest liquid used for
this purpose. A thinner differs from a diluent in that it has solvent action on the
dispersed resin or other solid and will not as a role cause precipitation.

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Diluents & Thinners:-

Solutions of resins, nitrocellulose, are often diluted in order to adjust their flow,
rate of evaporation, cost or other property, with a liquid which is without solvent
action on the dispersed solids. A good example is toluene when added for this
purpose to a nitrocellulose lacquer. Such a liquid is termed simply a diluent. With
the gradual addition of a diluent to a lacquer a point is reached at which the
dispersed solid is precipitates out. The amount of diluent which can be tolerated
before precipitation commences depends on number of factors the solvent power
or the solvent, nature of the diluent and concentration of solids, tempt. etc.

Thinner:-

Hazard:- Flammable, dangerous fire risk

Shipping regulations:- (ICC, CA, IATA) Red label.

One basic criteria of a food thinner is that when a finger is dipped into the thinner
and taken out, the thinner immediately evaporates leaning a white crust on the
finger and a cool sensation is felt (as in the case of ICI thinner) and ICI is
manufacturing, N-C thinners exclusively.

In the thinner formulations, acetone is in corporate for cooling sensation.

Besides, Diacetone is mostly used in thinner formulations, for shining purposes in

paint and thinner industry.

Solvents or Thinners are used in Paints and lacquers to reduce the viscosity and
consistency of the material and facilitate the application of a uniform coating.
They must be compatible with the oil or resin present. After application the
solvent is no longer required and should evaporate completely from the film.

Another class of organic liquids used in paint industry is plasticizers their

function is to remain permanently in the film of paint or varnish after application
in order to impart elasticity and proper adhesion to it. In contradistinction to the
volatile solvents, plasticizers should be perfectly non-volatile, and should also be
chemically stable, and not after in properties on prolonged exposure.

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The action of a solvent in the production of a varnish or paint is essentially not
different from that takes place when sugar is added to a cup of tea. Water
disperses the sugar molecules and a solution is formed. Similarly when linseed oil
is added to haxane, the glycosides of which the oil consists are dispersed or
dissolved of which the oil consists are dispersed or dissolved and a more or less
viscous solution results.

A solvent can be defined as a liquid which disperses a solid or semi-solid

substance so as to yield a useful solution.

An emulsion also consists of a dispersion of a substance (usually organic) in a

liquid medium but the particles of the dispersed material, e.g., polystyrene, are
very large and, heavy and may read visible dimension. This feature imparts
properties to emulsions.

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 CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
DILUENTS & THINNERS
THINNER
PROPERTIES & CHARACTERISTICS
1. SOLVENT POWER
2. VOLATILITY
3. STABILITY
4. TOXICITY
5. FLASH POINT AND INFLAMMABILITY
PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS
1. LOW-BOILING PETROLEUM FRACTIONS:
A) PETROL
B) LIGION (PETROLEUM SPINT)
C) BENZENE
D) PETROLEUM ETHER
E) WHITE SPIRIT (THINNER)
DILUENTS
PAINT AND VARNISH THINNERS
TURPENTINE
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE CONSTANTS OF AMERICAN TURPENTINE
INDIAN TURPENTINE
RETARDER THINNER
CHARACTERISTICS:
PROPERTIES:
STORAGE:
PACKING:
PHYSIOLAGICAL HAZARDS:
WOOD TURPENTINE
B.I.S. SPECIFICATION
VARIOUS RAW MATERIALS USED FOR THINNER AND THEIR PROPERTIES
NAPHTHA
SUBSTITUTES OF NAPHTHAIS BENZOL
I. BENZOL (160O BENZOL)
A. CRUDE DARK STRAW COLORED LIQUID
WHITE SPIRIT (MINERAL SPIRIT)
BENZENE
BENZENE
HAZARD
TOLUENE

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BUTYL ACETATE
SOLVENTS FOR STORING ENAMELS PAINTS
USES & APPLICATIONS
THINNERS AND SOLVENTS
ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
THE SOLVENTS AND THINNERS USED IN MAKING VARNISHES ARE:
SPECIFICATION OF THINNER
THINNER, GENERAL PURPOSE FOR SYNTHETIC PAINTS AND VARNISHES
SPECIFICATION
I SCOPE
2. NORMATLVE REFERENCES
3 TERMINOLOGY
4 REQUIREMENTS
5 KEEPING QUALITY
6 PACKING AND MARKING
7 SAMPLING
DETERMINATION OF HYDROCARBON CONTENT
B-L QUALITY OF REAGENTS
B-2 APPARATUS
B-3 REAGENTS
B-4 PROCEDURE
B-5 REPORTING
MARKET OVERVIEW OF THINNER
DRIVER: REPLACEMENT OF TURPENTINE WITH MINERAL SPIRITS
OVERVIEW OF PAINTS & COATINGS IN INDIA
INDIAN PAINT INDUSTRY HAS GROWN AT 10.4% CAGR OVER 12 YEARS
CONTRIBUTION OF DECORATIVE PAINTS IN THE OVERALL INDIAN PAINT
INDUSTRY HAS EVIDENTLY INCREASED OVER THE YEARS
PAINTS INDUSTRY IN INDIA
DECORATIVE PAINT INDUSTRY IN INDIA
DOMESTIC DECORATIVE SEGMENT GROWS AT 11.4% CAGR OVER
THE LAST 12 YEARS
INDUSTRIAL PAINT INDUTRY IN INDIA
DOMESTIC INDUSTRIAL PAINT SEGMENT GROWS AT 7.9% CAGR OVER
THE LAST 12 YEARS
AUTO SECTOR SLOWDOWN IN THE RECENT YEARS
RISE IN PER CAPITAL CONSUMPTION OF PAINTS
INDIA’S PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF PAINTS FAR LESS VIS A VIS
GLOBAL AVERAGE
GROWING PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION IN INDIA
CORRELATION OF INDUSTRY WITH GDP GROWTH
THE INDUSTRY’S VALUE GROWTH IS POSITIVELY CORRELATED WITH
THE GDP GROWTH
CORRELATION OF INDUSTRY VOLUMES WITH REAL GDP GROWTH

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CORRELATION OF INDUSTRY VOLUMES WITH NOMINAL GDP GROWTH
DEMAND DRIVERS OF DECORATIVE SEGMENT
URBANIZATION AND NUCLEARIZATION OF FAMILIES:
OTHER PLAYERS
PRESENT MANUFACTURER OF THINNER
FORMULATION OF LOW COST THINNERS
RETARDER THINNER
POLISH THINNER
N.C. THINNER
ENAMEL THINNER
OTHER FORMULATIONS OF THINNER
FORMULATION OF RAPID THINNER
FORMULATION OF N.C. THINNER
FORMULATION OF P.U. THINNER
FORMULATION AND PROCESS OF THINNERS
STOVING ENAMEL THINNER
MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR STOVING THINNER
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM FOR THE MANUFATURE OF STOVING THINNER
FORMULATION OF POLISH THINNER
FORMULATION OF POLISH THINNER
FORMULATION OF SYNTHETIC THINNER (MTO BASED)
FORMULATION OF POLISH THINNER (METHANOL BASED)
FORMULATION OF POLISH THINNER (DENATURED SPIRIT BASED)
GENERAL COMPOSITION OF POLISH THINNER
FORMULATION OF MTO BASED THINNER
FORMULATION-1
FORMULATION-2
N C THINNERS
THINNERS FOR NITROCELLULOSE BASE LACQUERS (ICI TYPE)
N.C. LACQUER THINNER
FORMULATION – 1
FORMULATION - 2
FORMULATION - 3
N. C. LACQUER THINNER (HOT SPRAY SOLVENT COMBINATION)
FORMULATION – 4
ACETONE USED IN THINNER FORMULATIONS IN PAINTS COOLING
SENSATION.
FORMULATION - 5
FORMULATION - 6
FORMULATION - 7
FORMULATION - 8
MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THINNERS FOR NITRO CELLULOSE
BASE LACQUERS (ICI TYPE)
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM FOR THE MANUFACTURERS OF THINNER

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 FOR-NITROCELLULOSE BASE LACQUER
N. C. THINNERS (ICI TYPE)
HIGH GRADE
MEDIUM GRADE
LOWER GRADE
MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR NITROCELLULOSE THINNERS
FILTRATION
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM FOR THE MANUFACTURERS OF
NITROCELLULOSE THINNER
N. C. THINNERS
N. C. THINNERS
THE EFFECT OF THE SOLVENT ON THE VISCOSITY OF NITROCELLULOSE
SOLUTIONS
OTHER N.C. THINNER FORMULATIONS
N.C. THINNERS
N.C. TROCELLULOSE THINNER
QUICK CUTTING N. C. THINNERS
HIGH-LOW N- C THINNER
THINNER FORMULATIONS FOR BRUSHING LACQUERS
PROCESS OF MANUFACTURERS & FORMULATIONS
THINNER FORMULATIONS FOR BRUSHING LACQUERS
LOW-VISCOSITY NITROCELLULOSE
HOT SPRAY APPLICATION
ACRYLIC THINNERS FOR CLEAR COATING
FORMULATION - 2
PROCESS MANUFACTURE OF ACRYLIC PAINT THINNERS
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM FOR THE MANUFATURE OF ACRYLIC
PAINT THINNER
ENAMEL PAINT THINNERS
ENAMEL PAINT THINNER
MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF ENAMEL PAINT THINNER
CONSIDERING THE FOLLOWING FORMULATION
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM FOR THE MANUFACTURERS OF ENAMEL
PAINT THINNER
MISCELLANEOUS THINNERS
THINNERS FOR CELLULOSE ACETATE BASE LACQUERS
FORMULATION OF THINNER FOR PU PAINTS
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM OF THINNER FOR PU PAINTS
FORMULATION OF THINNER FOR EPOXY PAINTS
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM OF THINNER FOR EPOXY PAINTS
THINNER FORMULATION FOR HIGH VISCOSITY WOOD LACQUER
THINNER FORMULATION OF AUTOMOTIVE PRIMER
THINNER FORMULATION OF LACQUER FOR CAN COATING
CELLULOSE ACETATE BUTYRATE BASED THINNERS FOR SPRAYING

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 LACQUER
FORMULATION 1
FORMULATION NO. 2
THINNER FOR PAINTS
LACQUER THINNERS
LACQUER THINNER
LACQUER THINNER
PROCESS
LACQUER THINNER
2. LACQUER THINNER
THINNER FOR CELLULOSE ACETATE BASED COATINGS
THINNER FORMULATIONS
THINNER FOR CELLULOSE ACETATE BASED COATING.
OTHER FORMULATIONS
THINNER FOR PAINTS
GENERAL PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE OF VARIOUS MISCELLANEOUS
THINNERS
FOR INSTANCE,
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM FOR THE MANUFACTURERS OF THINNER
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET FOR PAINT THINNER
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS (ACUTE AND CHRONIC)
CHRONIC EXPOSURE EFFECTS:
FIRST AID MEASURES
INHALATION:
SKIN CONTACT:
EYE CONTACT:
EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
INGESTION:
NOTE TO PHYSICIAN
CALL YOUR LOCAL POISON CONTROL CENTER FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.
FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES
FIRE FIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES AND HAZARDS
COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID.
ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
CLEAN UP:
SMALL SPILLS:
LARGE SPILLS:
WASTE DISPOSAL:
HANDLING AND STORAGE
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING
DO NOT REUSE THIS CONTAINER.

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EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT (SPECIFY TYPE)
EYE PROTECTION
PROTECTIVE GLOVES
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
ENGINEERING CONTROLS (VENTILATION ETC.)
WORK/HYGIENIC/MAINTENANCE PRACTICES
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET OF POLISH THINNER
SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION
SECTION 2: HAZARD(S) IDENTIFICATION
PRECAUTIONARY
SECTION 3: COMPOSITION/INGREDIENT INFORMATION
SECTION 4: FIRST-AID MEASURES
FIRST-AID MEASURES
SECTION 5: FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES
SPECIAL HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE SUBSTANCE OR MIXTURE
ADVICE FOR FIREFIGHTERS
SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND EMERGENCY
PROCEDURES
FOR NON-EMERGENCY PERSONNEL
FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS
METHODS AND MATERIAL FOR CONTAINMENT AND CLEANING UP
REFERENCE TO OTHER SECTIONS
SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE
WORK & HYGIENE PRACTICES:
KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN AT ALL TIMES!.
SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
EXPOSURE CONTROLS
SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIALS
SUPPLIERS OF MINERAL TURPENTINE OIL
SUPPLIERS OF BENZENE
SUPPLIERS OF TOLUENE
SUPPLIERS OF METHANOL
SUPPLIERS OF XYLENE
SUPPLIERS OF DENATURED SPIRIT
SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND MACHINERIES
SUPPLIERS OF MIXER
SUPPLIERS OF STORAGE VESSEL (STORAGE TANKS)
SUPPLIERS OF FILTER MACHINE
SUPPLIERS OF LABORATORY EQUIPMENTS
SUPPLIERS OF PACKAGING MACHINE

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APPENDIX – A:

01. PLANT ECONOMICS

02. LAND & BUILDING
03. PLANT AND MACHINERY
04. OTHER FIXED ASSESTS
05. FIXED CAPITAL
06. RAW MATERIAL
07. SALARY AND WAGES
08. UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS
09. TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL
10. TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT
11. COST OF PRODUCTION
12. TURN OVER/ANNUM
13. BREAK EVEN POINT
14. RESOURCES FOR FINANCE
15. INSTALMENT PAYABLE IN 5 YEARS
16. DEPRECIATION CHART FOR 5 YEARS
17. PROFIT ANALYSIS FOR 5 YEARS
18. PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET FOR (5 YEARS)

COST ESTIMATION
Plant Capacity 15000 Ltr/Day
Land & Building (2000 sq.mt.) Rented
Plant & Machinery Rs. 38 Lac
Working Capital for 2 Months Rs. 2.35 Cr
Total Capital Investment Rs. 2.90 Cr
Rate of Return 17%
Break Even Point 63%

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