Petroleum Distillates

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Petroleum Distillates</p>

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<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="Helvetica" data-canvas-width="152.2976" >General Information</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="433.5183999999999" >Petroleum distillates is the term commonly used to refer to aliphatic</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="509.0112" >hydrocarbons. Aliphatic hydrocarbons can actually be divided into two groups:</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="502.62880000000007" >petroleum distillates and synthetic paraffinic hydrocarbons. We use petroleum</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="277.0368000000001" >distillates to mean both types of products.</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="520.2192000000003" >Petroleum distillates include mineral spirits, kerosene, white spirits, naphtha, and</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="525.5808000000002" >Stoddard solvent. These products may contain trace amounts of benzene and other</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="73.81439999999999" >aromatics.</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="517.5024000000001" >When compared to petroleum distillates, the paraffinic hydrocarbons have lower</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="470.9296000000001" >flammability, lower aromatic content, narrower boiling range, and higher</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="455.072" >solvency. They are also more expensive than the petroleum distillates.</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="498.0672000000002" >The petroleum distillates (and paraffinic hydrocarbons) work well on hard-to-</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="414.12160000000006" >clean organic soils such as heavy oil and grease, tar, and waxes.</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="505.8384" >These products typically have low liquid surface tensions (22 to 28 dynes/cm).</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="348.68800000000005" >This allows them to penetrate and clean small spaces.</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="510.19679999999994" >Petroleum distillates typically operate at near room temperatures. This is due to</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="511.9904000000002" >the flammability of the products. However, the flash points may be higher than</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="109.856" >that of terpenes.</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="375.2832" >Petroleum distillates are usually used in immersion baths.</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="461.14560000000006" >Ultrasonics may or may not work, depending on the particular product.</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="371.71520000000004" >Petroleum distillates can typically handle high soil loads.</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="527.1584" >When the cleaning power of the bath is exhausted, the entire bath usually needs to</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="84.8368" >be replaced.</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="459.77919999999995" >Petroleum distillates are compatible with most materials including most</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="469.53120000000007" >elastomers. Mineral spirits may not be compatible with EPDM, SBR, and</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="61.7856" >silicone.</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="476.87520000000006" >Petroleum distillates are frequently used in manual wipe-down processes.</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="503.85920000000004" >Aliphatic hydrocarbons are often blends containing oxygenated hydrocarbons.</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="519.6415999999999" >Flash points are higher than that of terpenes and traditional solvents. Lower flash</div>

<div dir="ltr" data-font-name="g_font_p0_4" data-canvas-width="353.5008" >points mean faster drying but more danger of burning.</div>

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