Acetone

Acetone, or propanone, is an organic compound with the formula (CH3)2CO. It is the simplest and smallest ketone. It is a colorless, highly volatile and flammable liquid with a characteristic pungent odor. Acetone is miscible with water and serves as an important organic solvent in its own right, in industry, home, and laboratory. About 6.7 million tones were produced worldwide in 2010, mainly for use as a solvent and production of methyl methacrylate(and from that PMMA) as well as bisphenol A , It is a common building block in organic chemistry Familiar household uses of acetone are as the active ingredient in nail polish remover and as paint thinner. It has volatile organic compound (VOC) exempt status in the United States. We supply Acetone from its most famous manufacturers such as KUMHO, METRON, …