Dearomatized hydrocarbon solvents
The Shell Chemicals portfolio of dearomatized hydrocarbon solvents contains an extremely wide range of solvents, having flash points in the range of 60掳C up to 100掳C. These products are mixtures of normal-, iso- and cyclo-paraffins.
Just like the faster evaporating special boiling point hydrocarbons, aliphatic mineral spirits are fractionated from selected feedstock. Their low aromatics content is obtained by deep hydrogenation.
The number after the D-grade indicates the minimum flash point in degrees centigrade.
Application areas for aliphatic mineral spirits are in low odour paints, wood treatment products, printing inks, adhesives, metal cleaning and degreasing, dry cleaning, aerosol formulations, household speciality products, lamp oil, lighter fluids, hand cleaning compounds, metal rolling oils and drilling solvents.
Technical data sheets
| Product/Grade | Europe |
|---|---|
| ShellSol D38 | Not sold |
| ShellSol D40 | Not sold |
| ShellSol D60 | Datasheet (PDF) |
| ShellSol D70 | Datasheet (PDF) |
| ShellSol D80 | Not sold |
| ShellSol D90 | Datasheet (PDF) |
| ShellSol D100 | Datasheet (PDF) |
| ShellSol D100 S | Datasheet (PDF) |
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