Description
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Dimethyl Carbonate is a colorless liquid with a mild odor and is utilized as an environmentally friendly substitute for dimethyl sulfate and phosgene (in both methylation and carboxylation reactions). Dimethyl Carbonate is non-toxic, biodegradable, exhibits minimal reactivity, and exempt from U.S. VOCs restrictions. It can be used as both a reagent and solvent.
Benefits
- Colorless
- Pleasant odor
- Versatile uses
- Biodegradable
- Non-toxic
- Exempt from U.S. VOCs restrictions
- Low density
- Slow evaporation rate
- Small maximum incremental reactivity
- Freeze/thaw stability
Applications
- Carrier solvent (for paints/coatings)
- Dispersing medium (for binders, colorants, and pigments)
- Degreasing processes (household, institutional, and industrial)
- Aerosols
- Gravure inks as a replacement to toluene/ethyl acetate
- Resin manufacturing (substitute for alkylating agents)
