Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA)
The largest use of this Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) is as a solvent and the second largest use is as chemical intermediate. this IPA or Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) is also found in many general purpose cleaners, disinfectants, room sprays and windshield deicing agents. The Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) does not cause adverse health or environmental effects at levels typically found in the workplace or in the environment.
Applications :
- Circuit board manufacture - imaging photo developers
- Electroplating - as cold cleaning solvent
- Heat transferring agent - secondary coolants
- Laboratory chemicals - as a solvent for dilution and extraction
- Paint manufacture - as a alcohol solvent
- Paint stripping - as a solvent
- Pharmaceuticals mfg. - as a solvent
- Printed circuit board manufacturing - making PCB holes conductive/ outer layer etch/plate and hot air solder leveling
- Printing - solvents for equipment cleaning, flexography, gravure printing and lithography. It is also used as cleaning solvents in printing industries.
- Reprographic agents - diazotype material and miscellaneous chemical
- Semi conductors - developers for negative and positive and cleaning
Specifications
| Density | 786 kg/m³ |
| Boiling point | 82.5 °C |
| Formula | C3H8O |
| Molar mass | 60.1 g/mol |
| Melting point | -89 °C |
| Application | Industrial |