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Posted by Paul ( in NY) [12.64.140.208] on Friday, August 28, 2009 at 17:19:46 :
In Reply to: Re: What's MEK Glenn? posted by Marty [24.81.77.193] on Friday, August 28, 2009 at 16:30:49 :
MEK Methyl Ethyl Ketone
MEK dissolves many substances and is used as a solvent in processes involving gums, resins, cellulose acetate and nitrocellulose coatings and in vinyl films. For this reason it finds use in the manufacture of plastics, textiles, in the production of paraffin wax, and in household products such as lacquer, varnishes, paint remover, a denaturing agent for denatured alcohol, glues, and as a cleaning agent. MEK is also used in dry erase markers as the solvent of the erasable dye.
MEK is the precursor to methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, a catalyst for some polymerization reactions.
Thanks to Wikipedia
Paul
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