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Methyl Ethyl Ketoxime

MEK Oxime the main raw materials for MEK Oxime are MEK, Ammonia and HX Sulphate.

Description

This colourless liquid is the oxime derivative of methyl ethyl ketone. MEKO, as it is called in the paint industry, is used to suppress "skinning" of paints: the formation of a skin on paint before it is used. MEKO functions by binding the drying agents, metal salts that catalyze the oxidative crosslinking of drying oils. MEK Oxime the main raw materials for MEK Oxime are MEK, Ammonia and HX Sulphate. 

Advantages

  • Colourless and Completely Volatile 
  • Provides Maximum Anti-Skinning activity 
  • Does not interfere with other ingredients of paints and varnishes 

Properties

  • Colour (APHA) 10 max. 
  • Specific Gravity 0.916 to 0.924 at 25°C/25°C 
  • Refractive Index 1.442 to 1.444 at 20°C 
  • Purity 99

Industries

  • Agricultural
  • Automotive
  • Construction
  • Consumer Products
  • Medicine and Health
  • Packaging
  • Industrial Applications
  • Compounding

Applications

  • Essential additive for the paint 
  • Varnish and printing ink industries 

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