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SOLVENT YELLOW 16
 
NAME OF THE PRODUCT OIL YELLOW 4 R
C.I.HUE NAME SOLVENT YELLOW 16
C.I.NUMBER 12700
CHEMICAL CLASS MONOAZO
HUE BRIGHT - GREENISH YELLOW
PHYSICAL APPEREANCE LIGHT BROWN POWDER
STRENGTH 7 TO 8
MOLECULAR WEIGHT  278
SOLUBILITY SOLUBLE IN ETHANOL AND CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
INSOLUBLE IN BENZENE.
LOVIBOND TINTOMETER
READING 0.002%
COLOUR IN BENZENE IN 
1/4 INCH CELL
YELLOW 2.3 + 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
FASTNESS  
LIGHT GOOD (MINERAL OIL)
HEAT : MELTING POINT
           : STABLE TO 
153oC + 2
70oC (OIL VARNISH)
100oC (STEARIN AND PARAFFIN WAX) SUBLIMES ABOVE 100
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 FOR COLOURING SHOE CREAM POLOSHES, SPIRIT, CANDLES, CELLULOSE, AND SYNTHETIC RESIN LACQUER. IN ALCOHOLIC EASTER, IOS, HYDROCARBON SOLVENTS WAX & FATS.
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