Methyl-ethyl ketone MEK

Bhatnagar and Biswast measured the turbidity at 436 nm of 2l single sample of poly(methyl methacrylate) in several solvents, including acetone and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) ... 

Peroxide-Ketazine Process. Elf Atochem in France operates a process patented by Produits Chimiques Ugine Kuhhnaim (PCUK). Hydrogen peroxide (qv), rather than chlorine or hypochlorite, is used to oxidize ammonia. The reaction is carried out in the presence of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) at atmospheric pressure and 50°C. The ratio of H202 MEK NH2 used is 1 2 4. Hydrogen peroxide is activated by acetamide and disodium hydrogen phosphate (117). Eigure 6 is a simplified flow sheet of this process. The overall reaction results in the formation of methyl ethyl ketazine [5921-54-0] (39) and water ... 

Production of maleic anhydride by oxidation of / -butane represents one of butane s largest markets. Butane and LPG are also used as feedstocks for ethylene production by thermal cracking. A relatively new use for butane of growing importance is isomerization to isobutane, followed by dehydrogenation to isobutylene for use in MTBE synthesis. Smaller chemical uses include production of acetic acid and by-products. Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) is the principal by-product, though small amounts of formic, propionic, and butyric acid are also produced. / -Butane is also used as a solvent in Hquid—Hquid extraction of heavy oils in a deasphalting process. 

Ketones and esters are required for C-type inks. Types of esters are ethyl acetate, isopropyl acetate, normal propyl acetate, and butyl acetate. From the ketone class, acetone or methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) can be used. The usual solvent for D-type inks are mixtures of an alcohol, such as ethyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol, with either aUphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons. Commonly used mixtures are 50/50 blends by volume of alcohol and aUphatic hydrocarbon. 

Methyl Ethyl Ketone. Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) (2-butanone), CH2COCH2CH2, is the next higher aUphatic ketone homologue to acetone, and third to acetone and cyclohexanone as the most important commercially produced ketone. 

Fig. 2. Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)—methyl isopropyl ketone (MIPK)—water system where A1 and A2 represent two different a2eotropes FI, F2, and F3, different feed compositions and Y)n the corresponding bottoms and distillates, respectively (—), the distillation boundary and (B), the reachable compositions for the various feeds (a) approximate bow-tie and (b) exact reachable compositions.

Solvents acetone, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), toluene, xylene, glycol, ethers, alcohol defats and dries skin some may be absorbed may carry other components through skin high volatility, exposure possible irritation central nervous system depression (e.g. dizziness, loss of coordination) low to high toxicity, longterm effects... 

Methylene bis(4-cyclo-hexylisocyanate) 4,4 -Methylenedianiline Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)... 

Sources. Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) is used in some r neries as a solvent in lube oil dewaxing. Its extremely volatile characteristic makes fugitive emissions its primary source of releases to the environment. 

Toxicity. Breathing moderate amounts of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) for short periods of time can cause adverse effects on the nervous system ranging from headaches, dizziness, nausea, and numbness in the fingers and toes to unconsciousness. Its vapors are irritating to the skin, eyes, nose, and throat and can damage the eyes. Repeated exposure to moderate to high amounts may cause liver and kidney effects. 

Lubricating Oil Manufacture This consists of solvent deasphalting, phenol treating, and solvent dewaxing. In dewaxing, waxy lube is diluted with a solvent such as propane or methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), and cooled to crystallize the wax which is then removed by filtration. 

Corrective Action Application Case 1 - Groundwater at the MEMOREX Computer Tape Plant (Santa Clara, California) was contaminated by a leaking underground solvent storage tank (Skladany et al., 1987). Chemical analysis of the groundwater identified the presence of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) up to 500 ppm xylenes together with ethyl benzene up to 40 ppm cyclohexanone up to 30 ppm cyclohexanol up to 10 ppm acetone up to 10 ppm and toluene, tetrahydrofuran, 2-butanol, and methyl propyl ketone each less than 1 ppm. A biological... 

A condensible blowdown tank, designed on a similar basis to that described above for phenol, may be provided in other services where a conventional condensible blowdown drum would not be acceptable (e.g., due to effluent water pollution considerations). Examples of such cases are methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and dimethyl formamide (DMF). A suitable absorbing material is specified (e.g., a lube oil stock for MEK water for DMF), and the design must include consideration of maximum permissible operating temperatures to prevent excessive vapor evolution or the boiling of water. 

An HFRO module with a membrane area of 300 m is used to teraove methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) from wastewater. The feed to the module has a flowrate of 9 x 10 m /s, an MEK composition of 9500 ppm, and an osmotic pressure of 5.2 atm. The average pressure difference across the membrane is 50 atm. The permeate is collected at atmos eric pressure. The water recovery for the module is 86%, and the solute rejection is 98%. Evaluate the transport parameters Ay and (p ujKS). 

Methyl ethyl ketone MEK (2-butanone) is a colorless liquid similar to acetone, but its boiling point is higher (79.5°C). The production of MEK from n-butenes is a liquid-phase oxidation process similar to that used to... 

Maiti and Bhowmick also investigated the diffusion and sorption of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and tetrahydrofuran (THE) through fluoroelastomer-clay nanocomposites in the range of 30°C-60°C by swelling experiments [98]. A representative sorption-plot (i.e., mass uptake versus square root of time, at 45°C for all the nanocomposite systems is given in Figure 2.12. 

FIGURE 2.12 Sorption curves for different nanocomposites at 45°C (solvent methyl ethyl ketone [MEK]). (From Maiti, M. and Bhowmick, A.K., J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 105, 435, 2007. Courtesy of Wiley InterScience.)... 

FIGURE 3.13 Tensile stress-strain plots for acrylic rubber (ACM)-siUca and epoxidized natural rubber (ENR)-sibca hybrid composites synthesized from various solvents (a) ACM-siUca and (b) ENR-siUca. The letters after the rubbers in the legend indicate solvents used T = THF, M = methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), D = DME, E = EAc, CH = CHCl3, CC CCLj. (From Bandyopadhyay, A., De Sarkar, M., and Bhowmick, A.K., J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 95, 1418, 2005 and Bandyopadhyay, A., De Sarkar, M., and Bhowmick, A.K., J. Mater. Sci., 40, 53, 2005. Courtesy of Wiley InterScience and Springer, respectively.)... 

Methylene chloride 4,4 -Methylerte bis(2-chlofoaniline) Methylene bis(4-cyclo-hexylisocyanate) 4,4 -Medtylerj dianiline Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide Methyl formate... 

Total trichloroethanol in blood Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) End of shift at end of workweek 1 mg/l Ns... 

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