BerdeSol™
- CASE Ingredients Features
- Low Toxicity
BerdeSol™ is a VOC-compliant, safe, low toxicity solvent that is an efficient, cost effective alternative to Heptane for use as a cleaner or co-solvent.
Identification
- CASE Ingredients Functions
- Solvent
Product families
Applications
- Adhesives & Sealants — Other Adhesives & Sealants Applications; Paints & Coatings — Other Paints & Coatings Applications
- Automotive OEM Coatings
- Waterproofing & Weatherproofing
- Automotive OEM Coatings
Product Families
- Other Solvents
- Other Solvents & Specialties
Other characteristics
- Brand
- BerdeSol
- Features
- Low Toxicity
- Purity (Assay)
- 99.5 - 99.5 %
- Labeling Claims
Benzene-free, Environmentally Friendly, HAPs-free, Low VOC, Non-Carcinogenic, Other Labeling Claims, Recyclable, VOC-free; Benzene-free; Environmentally Friendly; HAPs-free; Low VOC; Non-Carcinogenic; Other Labeling Claims; Recyclable; VOC-free
- Usage
BerdeSol can be used as a cleaner and/or degreaser in: automotive, brake, adhesive and printing industries electronic, contact and precision cleaning BerdeSol can also be used as a primary or co-solvent in: paints, coatings and adhesives rubber cement water-proofing compounds extraction of vegetable and essential oils dissolution of a variety of polymers
- Markets
- Adhesives & Sealants
- Automotive & Transportation
- Building & Construction
- Paints & Coatings
- Advantages
has high purity, very low toxicity and is biodegradable; is zero-VOC and therefore eliminates Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions; offers better solvency and solubility than Heptane, requiring less solvent and decreasing costs; has higher flash point than Heptane; has similar evaporation rate to Heptane; dries completely and leaves no surface residue; has improved flow characteristics compared to Heptane; has excellent loading capacity; is 15 - 30% more efficient in viscosity reduction than Heptane
- Coating Type
- Solventborne Coating
- Technology
- Base Chemicals & Intermediates
- CASE Ingredients
- Chemical Inventories
- Other Chemical Inventories
- Adhesive & Sealant Type
- Solventborne Adhesive
- Base Chemicals End Uses
- Adhesives
- Coatings
- Paints
- Base Chemicals Functions
- Solvent
Technical data
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26 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auto Ignition Temperture | 412.25 | °C | — |
| Average Molecular Weight | 117.2 | g/mol | — |
| Color | max. 10 | APHA | AOCS Td 1b-64 |
| Density (25°C) | 0.94 | g/ml | — |
| Evaporation Rate (n-Butyl Acetate = 1) | 2.5 | — | — |
| Flash Point | 5.37 | °C | — |
| Global Warming Potential (100 year GWP) | 9 | — | — |
| Hansen solubility parameters, total (MPa)1/ | 15.66 | — | — |
| Heat of Combustion | 10898 | btu/lb | — |
| Heat of Combustion | 121.6 | btu/lb | — |
| δD (dispersion) | 13.79 | — | — |
| δH (hydrogen bonding) | 3.6 | — | — |
