BRAKE CLEANER

  • Cas No: 110-54-3
  • EINESC No: 925-292-5
  • Molecular Weight: 86.178 g/mol

Tin

-

Barrel

140 Kg

IBC

700 Kg

Pouring

5-25 Ton

Physical characteristics

  • General Properties:  Colorless liquid
  • Odor: Petroleum-like
  • Density: 0.6606 g/mL (20°C)
  • Boiling Point: 140 – 200 °C
  • Melting Point: – 95 °C
  • Flash Point: 69 °C
  • Vapor Pressure: 16,167 kPa (20 ° C)
  • Refractive Index: 1.375 (20°C)
  • Solubility (in water): 9.5 mg/L

production

Hexane is obtained by distillation of pure petroleum.

General features

Hexane is a straight chain hydrocarbon with 6 carbon atoms. It is one of the important ingredients of petroleum. It is used in very high amounts in the industry as an apolar solvent because it is affordable, evaporates easily, generally does not tend to react as in most alkanes, and is relatively safe. Industrially sold hexane is generally a mixture of 65% hexane and isomers of hexane. The reason for this is that the cost of purifying hexane increases a lot, and such a purity is generally not needed in areas where hexane is used.

Usage areas

Hexane is a chemical used in many different areas industrially. It is mostly used as a solvent in paints and paint thinners. It is used in plastic, gum, resin, mineral oil, rubber industry, as well as in ink production and disinfectant manufacturing. Adhesives used in shoe manufacturing also often contain hexane. It is also used as an extraction agent to obtain oils from some plants. Today, many vegetable oils, especially soybean oil, are extracted using hexane and often remain as a contaminant in the final product in trace amounts.

Since it is a very good degreaser, it was used in the past to clean fabrics from oils in textiles, but today its use in textiles is prohibited. However, hexanes serve as an apolar volatile solvent in some laboratory techniques such as chromatography.

Safety Precautions and Toxicity

Exposure to high levels of hexane can produce effects such as acute nausea, dizziness, headache. At higher concentrations, these effects are potentiated and damage the central nervous system. Permanent damage to the central nervous system and internal organs may occur in chronic hexane exposure. Serious damage to bones and muscles can occur. In addition, hexane is extremely irritating to the skin and eyes and may produce traces of reddening of the tissues. Hexane is also thought to harm fertility.

Hexane is very risky for the aquatic environment. Since it does not dissolve in water, it accumulates in nature and takes a long time to biodegrade. Hexane is also extremely flammable and forms flammable explosive mixtures with air. It was illegally discharged into the sewer by an oil factory in 1981, and a fire in this sewer caused explosions along a 21-kilometer line. Therefore, hexane should be stored in well-ventilated cool environments, in tightly closed containers; It should be kept away from all kinds of flame sources and high temperatures. It should never be given directly to the city network due to both the damage it causes to the environment and the risk of fire.