Properties and Applications
VESTASOL® DHN is used as a solvent for fats, resins, waxes and lacquers.
High gloss and good flow is obtained when it is used in lacquers. It is well proved as a cleaning agent for print sheets and as a solvent for textile dyes.
lt is used as a solvent in the production of amorphous polyolefins which are again used in the manufacture of compact disks, laser disks and digital video disks.
| Specification | |||
| Property | Value | Unit | Test method |
| Appearance | clear | visual | |
| Color(Hazen) | ≤ 10 | mg Pt/l | DIN ISO 6271/ ASTM D 1209 |
| Purity (mixture of isomeres) | ≥ 98.0 | % by weight | Gas chromatography |
| Water content | ≤ 0.1 | % by weight | DIN 51 777 / ISO 760 |
| Acid content (calc. as acetic acid) | ≤ 0.01 | % by weight | ASTM D 1613 |
| Typical Data | |||
| Molecular weight (C10H18) | 138.25 | g/mol | - |
| Refractive index at 25°C | approx. 1.472 | DIN 51 423 | |
| Density at 20°℃ | approx.0.870-0.895 | g/mol | DIN 51 757/ ASTM D 2111 |
| Boiling range at 1013 hPa | 185-195 (95 Vol.-% distil within 10°℃) | ℃ | DIN 53 171 |
| cis-lsomer trans-Isomer | |||
| Solidification point | approx.-43 approx.-30.4 | ℃ | DIN ISO 3016 |
| Viscosity at 20℃ | approx.3.4 approx.2.1 | mPa s | DIN 53 015 |
| Solubility parameter at 25°℃ | 17.6 17.0 | (J/cm3)1/2 | - |
| Heat of evaporation at b.p. | 39.8 38.6 | kJ/mol | - |
| Vapor pressure at 50°℃ | 1 4 | hPa | - |
| Evaporation number (diethyl ether = 1) | approx. 100 approx.100 | DIN 53 170 | |
| Flash point | approx.61 pprox.54 | ℃ | DIN EN ISO 2719 |
Transport and Packaging
Decahydronaphthalene is supplied in 180 kg non-returnable steel drums, as well as in road tankers.
For NAFTA: Decahydronaphthalene is supplied in 397 pound non-returnable steel drums, as well as in iso containers.
Storage
VESTASOL®DHN can be stored in steel containers.Storage times up to 1 year in closed original containers are possible without influence to the product.
Storage temperature should not exceed 30℃.
Safety and Handling
Please refer to our Material Safety Data Sheet.
