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SOLVENT RED 23
 
NAME OF THE PRODUCT OIL SCARLET Y
C.I.HUE NAME SOLVENT RED 23
C.I.NUMBER 26100
CHEMICAL CLASS DISAZO
HUE YELLOWISH RED POWDER
PHYSICAL APPEREANCE DARK RED ORANGE 
PH 7 TO 8
MOLECULAR WEIGHT 352
SOLUBILITY INSOLUBLE IN BENZENE, 
SOLUBLE IN ETHANOL AND ACETONE, VERY SOLUBLE IN BENZENE
LOVIBOND TINTOMETER 
READING 0.002% 
COLOUR IN BENZENE IN 
1/4 INCH CELL
YELLOW 2.5 + 0.3
RED 8.6 + 0.3
LEAD CONTENTS LESS THAN 20 PPM
ARSENIC CONTENTS LESS THAN 2 PPM
HEAVY METAL CONTENTS LESS THAN 100 PPM
FREE AMINE CONTENTS LESS THAN 200 PPM
LOSS ON DRYING 0.3%
ASH CONTENT 0.16%
FASTNESS  
LIGHT GOOD
HEAT : MELTING POINT 
           : STABLE TO 
195oC
70o
WATER INSOLUBLE
EFFECT OF 5% NA2CO3 UNAFFECTED
EFFECT OF 5% HCL UNAFFECTED
MATERIAL SUPPLIED AS HEAVY PAPER BAGS/ M.S. DRUMS / HDPE CARBOYS INSIDE DOUBLE POLYTHELENE BAGS
USES MAINLY OILS, FATS AND WAXES ALSO IN ALCOHOLIC, ESTER AND HYDROCARBON SOLVENTS. OCCASIONALLY IN POLYSTYRENE ALSO USED IN COSMETICS & AS A INDICATOR.
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