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Cyclohexanone
Cyclohexanone is an intermediate product available from in Caprolactam
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| Purity |
99.7% (by wt.) Min |
| Cyclohexanol |
0.1% (by wt) Max |
| Low boiling products (Like Alcohol, Aldehyde's etc) |
0.1 % (by wt. ) Max |
| Water |
0.1% (by wt) Max |
| Other Organics |
0.15% (by wt) Max |
Applications
- The most important use of Cyclohexanone is as a chemical intermediate in the production of adipie acid in the manufacture of Nylon – 6.
- It is also used as a solvent and thinners for lacquerers, especially those containing nitrocellulose or vinyl chloride polymer and copolymer resins including polyvinyl chloride and methacrylate ester polymers.
- It is excellent solvent for DDT and organic phosphorus insecticides and pesticides.
- It is used as a sludge solvent in oil for piston type Aircraft lubrication.
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