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DIMETHYL CARBONATE (DMC)



 

PROPERTY                                                             SPECIFICATION               TYPICAL VALUE


 

ASSAY (BY GC)                                              99.5 % MIN.                      99.83 %


 

METHANOL                                                      .2 % MAX.                          .10 %


 

WATER (BY KF)                                               .1 % MAX.                         .030


 

COLOR (APHA)                                                    10 MAX.                             5


 

NON-VOLATILES                                             .02% MAX.                        0.01 %


 

DENSITY                                                      1.0705 - 1.0715                     1.0710


 

pH                                                                          6.4 - 6.8                           6.6



 

G E N E R A L   P R O P E R T I E S



 

CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID WITH METHANOL TYPE ODOR


 

CAS NUMBER / MW

616-38-6 / 90.1

 

FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP)

63ºF(17ºC)

 

BOILING POINT (@ 760 mm Hg)

90ºC(195ºF)

 

FREEZING POINT

2 - 4º C (36 -39º F)

 

BULK DENSITY

8.93 lbs/GALLON

 

EVAPORATION RATE (Bu ACETATE = 1.0)

3.22

 

VAPOR PRESSURE (20ºC / 25ºC)

42 mm Hg / 55 mmHg

 

SOLUBILITY PARAMETER (HILDEBRAND)

20.3

 

(HANSEN)          15.5 dispersion      3.9 polar      9.7 H-bond      84.2 molar vol

 

SOLUBILTY IN WATER

13.9 gr/ 100 gr WATER


 

PACKING       200 KG (441 LB) NET WT. DRUMS OR BULK


  DMC MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

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