N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) CAS 872-50-4
Chemical formula: C5H9NO
Molecular weight: 99.131
CAS No.: 872-50-4
EINECS No.: 212-828-1
Appearance: colourless to light yellow transparent liquid, slightly amine odour
Density: about 1.028g/cm³ (or 1.0±0.1g/cm³)
Melting point: -24°C
Boiling point: 202°C
Flash point: 86.1°C
Refractive index: 1.470
Solubility: Soluble in water, ethanol, ether, acetone and other organic solvents, can dissolve most organic and inorganic compounds, polar gases, natural and synthetic polymer compounds.
N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) is a solvent used in a variety of industries and applications, such as paint and coating removal, petrochemical processing, engineering plastics coatings, agricultural chemicals, electronic cleaning and industrial/domestic cleaning. Solvent for high-temperature resins; petrochemical processing, in the microelectronics fabrication industry, dyes and pigments, industrial and domestic cleaning compounds; agricultural and pharmaceutical formulations.
NMP is used as a disinfectant, bactericide, and protein cross-linking agent, and is widely used in tanning preparations for petroleum exploration, medical and health care, biochemistry, and leather processing; Used for synthesizing various synthetic organic reagents, such as preparing heterocyclic compounds; It can also be used in industries such as food hygiene, plastics, coatings, adhesives, fuels, spices, textiles, printing, photography, etc; Can be used as a hardening agent for imaging tubes.
NMP Technical Data Sheet:
N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) Application Industry:
NMP is an important chemical raw material, a polar solvent with good selectivity and stability properties , low toxicity, high boiling point , strong solvency, non-inflammable, has many advantages, such as the biodegradation, reutilization, safety in use and suitable for many kinds of prescription,etc. Its main applications are as follows:
1. Reagent grade: mainly used in high-end electronics industry such as liquid crystal, semiconductor.
2. Electronic grade: mainly used in lithium batteries, fiber and other industries.
3.Medicine grade: mainly used in solvents, intermediates and other industries.
4.Industrial grade: mainly used in petrochemical extraction,pesticides, insulating paint and industrial cleaning industries.
N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP)Scope of Application：
NMP has high boiling point, strong polarity, low viscosity, strong solvency, non-corrosive, low toxicity, strong biodegradability, low volatility, excellent chemical and thermal stability, etc. It is widely used in many fields:
1. Petrochemical industry: used for aromatics extraction, purification of acetylene, olefins, diolefins, etc.
2. Plastic industry: as a solvent for polymer reaction and medium for polymerisation reaction, such as polyamide, polyimide, polyphenylene sulphide and other engineering plastics and the production of aramid fibre.
3. Pharmaceuticals and pesticides: used in the production of artificial plasma and vitamin B1, and as a solvent and dispersant for pesticides.
4. Dye industry: used for dissolving and dispersing dyes.
5. lithium-ion battery manufacturing industry: as solvent and electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries.
6. Others: also used in insulating materials, pigments, production of electronic products and cleaning agents.
