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Solvent used in permanent markers?
Does anyone know what chemical is used as solvent in permanent markers? I have many dried up markers lying around.
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Probably xylene and ketones.
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My marker's tip smell of alcohol. Maybe its isopropanol or ethanol? Its definitely not acetone. Acetone attacks plastic.
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that depends on what plastic youre talking about..
IIRC PVC and PET plastic is resistant to acetone
the only thing i KNOW cant handle acetone is PS, polystyrene
the stuff you use for packaging and such that i cant remember right now
acetone should work
if not then toluene.. thats pretty well allround
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Toluene and xylene? Your permanent markers are either radically different or your sense of smell is not functioning properly.
Xylene and toluene smell of paint. Permanent markers smell of heavy alcohols and/or their derivatives, like butanol, isobutanol, 2-butanol...
Most of those alcohols smell kind of fruity, whether aromatic compounds such as xylene, toluene, benzene, smell like paint.
Lower hydrocarbon compounds smell like the lighter scents of gasoline.
Ketones are fruity, but also kind of woody, acrid.
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My markers smell like paint, a lot actually, and also ketones... Thats why I said xylene. Must really depend on the brand and/or your judgement of
smell. I really wouldn't describe ketones as fruity, acrid? Yes. Woody? Maybe.
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The brand sharpie uses a mixture of diacetone alcohol, ethanol, butanol and propanol. So I would think most brands are similar. Not sure on the
proportions.
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Finnnicus
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Oh. I thought you meant the 'magic' pens, with the liquidy ink that more resembles paint. Unlike how sharpies draw lines.
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Quote: Originally posted by Antiswat  | that depends on what plastic youre talking about..
IIRC PVC and PET plastic is resistant to acetone
the only thing i KNOW cant handle acetone is PS, polystyrene
the stuff you use for packaging and such that i cant remember right now
acetone should work
if not then toluene.. thats pretty well allround |
Acetone attacks plastic of cds/dvds. Since permanent markers are used to write on them, acetone can't be used as a solvent in them.
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hydrocarbons ? um ? naphtha ?
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A permanent marker I have smells very similar to xylenes, which I have used numerous times and have become accustomed to their odour.
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I'm pretty sure xylene is used in at least some markers, or the ones I have wouldn't specify that they were "xylene-free".
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