Altivia Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK)

Altivia Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK) is a stable, colorless liquid with a pleasant odor. It is both a medium boiling and medium evaporating solvent commonly used by the industrial paints and coatings industry in the production of traffic paints and automotive coatings, nitrocellulose lacquers, and vinyl-acrylic resins for adhesives. MIBK is also used as an extraction solvent for tall oil soap purification. Methyl Isobutyl Ketone is also referred to as 4-methylpentan-2-one.

Chemical Family: Ketones

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Identification & Functionality

Chemical Family: Ketones
Base Chemicals Functions: Intermediate,
Solvent
Technologies: Base Chemicals & Intermediates
Product Families: Base Chemicals & Intermediates — Intermediates
Ketones
Base Chemicals & Intermediates — Solvents
Aldehydes & Ketones
Chemical Structure

Properties

Physical Form: Liquid
Appearance: Colorless
Odor: characteristic
Typical Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Purity	min. 99.0	Wt. %	—
Molecular Weight	100.16	g/mol	calculated
Explosive Limits (By Volume In Air)	1.2 - 8.0	%	Literature
Flash Point (Closed Cup)	min. 15	°C	ASTM D 56
Boiling Point (760 Mm)	116.1	ºC	Literature
Density (20°C)	0.8	g/cm³	Literature
Vapor Density (Air = 1.0)	3.5	—	Literature

Altivia Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK)

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