Subject: Alternative to xylene
Smadar Gabrieli <smadar.gabrieli [at] uwa__edu__au> writes >Raymond A. Spiteri <raymond.a.spiteri [at] gov__mt> writews > >>We are seeking a less hazardous alternative to xylene to be used in >>solvent mixtures and for dissolving acrylic resins like Paraloid B72 I received the additional information from Stephanie.Gagne of the Centre de conservation du Quebec "Ethyl acetate is often a good substitute to xylene. This solvent is less toxic, but is more volatile than xylene; therefore, in some circumstances, the use of ethyl acetate is not adequate. *** Conservation DistList Instance 25:38 Distributed: Monday, February 20, 2012 Message Id: cdl-25-38-006 ***Received on Tuesday, 14 February, 2012
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