White Spirit

Wide application and high quality make White Spirit one of the most popular solvents in the world.

white spirit is produced as a fractional distillation from naphtha or kerosene.

It is used mainly as a solvent in the paint industry. White spirits or mineral spirits are mixtures of paraffins, cycloparaffins and aromatic hydrocarbons.

If you are eager to know more about this type of solvent, follow this article.

Types of White Spirits

White spirits are four types – Type 0 (high aromatic) , Type 1 (hydrodesulfurization) , Type 2 (low aromatic) and Type 3 (odorless). The composition of the various types of white spirit depends on the production process.

Type 0:

High aromatic white spirit is a complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from the distillation of crude oil .

It consists of predominantly saturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers in the range C9-C12 and a boiling point between approximately 140- 220°C.

Type 1:

This type of white spirit is obtained from type zero catalytic hydrodesulfurization process.

It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers in the range C7-C12 and a boiling point between approximately 90-230°C ( Aromatics < 25%).

Type 2:

Low aromatic white spirit is a complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from refinery processes.

This type contains aliphatic hydrocarbons in the range C7 to C12 and boiling point in the range of approximately 90 to 230°C (Aromatics< 5 %).

Type 3:

The fourth type of white spirit is a complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by refining a petroleum fraction with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst.

It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers mainly in the range C6-C13 and a boiling point between approximately 65-230°C (Aromatics < 1%).

Grades of White Spirit

Also for each type of white spirit there are three different grades. each grade is determined by the conditions of distillation:

– Low flash: in this grade the flash point is in the range of 21 to 30 Centigrade.

– Regular flash : in this grade the flash point is in the range of 31 to 54 Centigrade.

– High flash : in this grade the flash point is more than 54 Centigrade.

The grade is determined by the crude oil used as the starting material and the conditions of distillation.

White Spirit - Solvent 402 analyze

CHARACTRISTIC	UNIT	SPECIFICATON	TEST METHOD
Density @ 15°C	kg/m ³	775 Min	ASTM D-1298
Color Say bolt	–	25 Min	ASTM D-156
Flash Point Tag	°C	38 Min	ASTM D-93
I.B.P	°C	142 Min	ASTM D-86
10% Evaporated	°C	158 Min	ASTM D-86
50% Evaporated	°C	180 Max	ASTM D-86
90% Evaporated	°C	210 Max	ASTM D-86
FBP	°C	230 Max	ASTM D-86
Dry Point	°C	198 Max	ASTM D-86
Sulfur Total	% wt	0.1 Max	ASTM D-1266
Doctor Test	–	Negative	ASTM D-4952
Aromatic Content	% vol	20 Max	ASTM-D-1319

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