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Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA)
Details
Isopropanol is a nan-potable alcohol, suitable for industrial cleansing where a waterless environment is desired.
Used for expoxy and acrylic resins, ethyl cellulose, palyvinyl butyral, alkaloids, gums, shellac, natural resins and many essential oils.
Used as a coupling agent (cleaning and polishing), an extractant, a dehydrating fluid, a de-icing fluids, a cooling system medium (frozen food industry), a wetting agent (lithographic printing, and chemical intermediate (manufacture of other materials).
Benefits
- IPA farms azeatropic mixtures with water and many organic liquids. Although IPA itself is not a solvent for nitrocellulose, in combination with a true solvent, it increases the latter's solvent power for nitrocellulose lacquers and thinners.
- Isopropanol is readily available and inexpensive. It is often a suitable alternative to 1ooi'0 ethanols where increased solubility is required.
- Isopropanol is often used in human contact situations.