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TABLE 1 Physical and Chemical Properties of Methyl Ethyl 8. Keywords
Ketone
Type I Type II
8.1 solvents; methyl ethyl ketone; regular grade; 2–bu-
tanone; urethane grade
Commerical reference regular urethane-grade
AcidityA, weight %, max 0.005 0.003
AlcoholB, weight %, max ... 0.5
Color, Pt-Co scale, max 10 10
Distillation range, 760 mm Hg,° C
Initial boiling point, min 78.5 78.5
Dry point, max 81.0 81.0
Nonvolatile matter, mg/100 mL, max 5 5
Purity, weight %, min 99.5 99.5
Specific gravity, apparent
20/20°C 0.805 to 0.807 0.805 to 0.807
25/25°C 0.801 to 0.803 0.801 to 0.803
Water, weight %, max 0.2 0.05
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Free acid as acetic acid. Equivalent to 0.047 mg potassium hydroxide (KOH)
per gram of material.
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Calculated as 2-butanol or sec-butyl alcohol.
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