Methyl Isobutyl Ketone

About Methyl Isobutyl Ketone

Methyl Isobutyl Ketone is functional as a chemical intermediate, which can be utilized as a solvent for chemicals, manufacturing paints, pharmaceuticals and rubbers. It is also included in industrial cleaners and is highly suited for the semiconductor industry. Methyl Isobutyl Ketone is useful at dissolving resins and can be utilized for the sectors of paints, lacquers, inks etc. It has low solubility in water and is suited for liquid-liquid extraction.

Product Details

Unlike the other common ketone solvents, acetone and MEK, MIBK has quite low solubility in water, making it useful for liquid-liquid extraction. ... Diisobutyl ketone(DIBK), a related lipophilic ketone, is also used for this purpose. Methyl iso butyl ketone is also used as a denaturing agent for alcohol.