1.01769

Petroleum ether

for denaturation

• Synonym(s): Light Hydrocarbon Solvent
• UNSPSC Code: 12191502
• NACRES: NB.21

Properties

• vapor pressure: 400 hPa ( 20 °C)
• Quality Level: 200
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 240 °C
• expl. lim.: 1-7.4 % (v/v)
• bp: >50 °C/1013 hPa
• transition temp: flash point -31 °C
• density: 0.666 g/cm³ at 15 °C
• storage temp.: 2-30°C

Description

Application

• Investigation on Compositional Structures of the Organic Matter and Biomarker Distributions in Shengli Lignite.: This study delves into the organic matter′s compositional structures and biomarker distributions in Shengli lignite, revealing insights relevant to petrochemical applications, including the use of solvents like petroleum ether (Liu et al., 2024).


• Di-tert-butylphosphate Derived Thermolabile Calcium Organophosphates: Precursors for Ca(H2PO4)2, Ca(HPO4), α-/β-Ca(PO3)2, and Nanocrystalline Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2.: Research on calcium organophosphates, detailing the role of petroleum ether in preparing samples for structural analysis, highlighting its utility in materials science and engineering (Verma and Murugavel, 2020).

Analysis Note

Density (d 20 °C/20 °C): 0.600 - 0.700
Miscibility with ethanol: conforms
Miscibility with water: conforms
Course of the distillation analysis: conforms
Petroleum ether has been tested as denaturant by authorities.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS07,GHS08,GHS09
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225 - H304 - H315 - H336 - H361f - H373 - H411
• pcodes: P201 - P210 - P273 - P301 + P310 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P331
• Hazard Classifications: Aquatic Chronic 2 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Repr. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 2 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Central nervous system
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: -23.8 °F
• flash_point_c: -31 °C