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Separate hydrocarbons from polyuerethane ?

KonkreteRocketry - 7-3-2013 at 11:35

How to separate hydrocarbons from polyurethane(PU) ? the hydrocarbons are naphtha, c5-c12. I got a 70% PU and 30% naphtha, viscous liquid from a paint shop, i wanted use PU for something i want, so i just bought it thinking that i can purify it somehow by removing the naphtha, however i searched on the web for like half an hour and did not find anything like boiling point of PU so... my plan to boil away the naphtha still not sure, i think PU might thermally decompose but theres little info, any one have any ideas or links ?

many thanks.

blogfast25 - 8-3-2013 at 06:02

Where is this naphtha supposed to be? In uncured PU component liquids? In polymerised PU? As a chain extender?

I've never heard of naphtha in a PU context.

KonkreteRocketry - 8-3-2013 at 10:40

Quote: Originally posted by blogfast25  
Where is this naphtha supposed to be? In uncured PU component liquids? In polymerised PU? As a chain extender?

I've never heard of naphtha in a PU context.


It is mixed with PU cus its Polyurethane Varnish.

blogfast25 - 8-3-2013 at 11:00

Is it a one component system?