Product Overview
Acetone Technical Grade is a fast-evaporating, highly polar solvent used across manufacturing, maintenance, and laboratory operations. It dissolves resins, oils, greases, and a broad range of organic compounds on contact — the default degreasing and cleanup solvent in machine shops, coating lines, and extraction processes. Also known as 2-propanone or dimethyl ketone, acetone is one of the most widely handled solvents in industrial distribution.
we distribute this product in our Taylor, TX warehouse and ship it daily in DOT-compliant hazmat packaging, from pint bottles through 330-gallon totes. Every order ships with a Safety Data Sheet.
Why This Concentration
Technical grade acetone is formulated for industrial process work — not analytical benchwork. This product carries its listed grade designation; confirm the lot-specific COA against your requirements. If your process does not require a documented purity certificate traceable to an analytical standard, technical grade is the right call.
Where technical grade excels: dissolving and thinning paints, lacquers, and epoxies; degreasing metal parts before plating or welding; flushing resin transfer lines; and general shop cleanup. If your application demands verified low-residue performance — HPLC mobile-phase prep, semiconductor rinse, or trace-level analysis — step up to an ACS or HPLC grade.
Chemical Profile
Acetone (C₃H₆O, CAS 67-64-1, molecular weight 58.08) is a clear, colorless liquid with a fruity, sweetish odor. It is fully miscible with water — solubility is greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 72 °F. Its density is 0.791 at 68 °F, meaning it floats on water. Vapor pressure is 180 mmHg at 68 °F and rises to 270 mmHg at 86 °F, so it evaporates rapidly at room temperature — plan your ventilation accordingly. The flash point is 0 °F, classifying it as a highly flammable liquid (per the product's GHS classification). Vapors are heavier than air and can travel along floors to distant ignition sources.
Industrial Applications
Acetone Technical Grade serves a wide range of process roles. The common thread: fast solvency, rapid evaporation, and clean drying with minimal residue.
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Solvent for coatings and adhesives. Acetone dissolves alkyd, acrylic, epoxy, and polyester resins. Coating formulators use it to control viscosity during mixing and spray application. It flashes off quickly, shortening drying time on production lines.
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Parts cleaning and degreasing. Machine shops and fabrication floors use acetone to strip oils, greases, and cutting fluids from metal surfaces before welding, painting, or plating. Its low residue makes it a go-to for pre-treatment wipe-downs where surface prep matters.
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Extraction medium. In pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing, acetone serves as a liquid-liquid extraction solvent to isolate intermediates from reaction mixtures. Its miscibility with both water and many organics makes it effective in partitioning steps.
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Laboratory solvent. Research and QC labs use technical grade acetone for glassware rinsing, sample preparation, and synthesis work where analytical-grade purity documentation is not required.
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General-purpose cleanup. Maintenance crews use acetone to remove adhesive residue, ink, and uncured resin from equipment and tooling. It evaporates cleanly, leaving no oily film behind.
Handling & Storage
Acetone carries a Danger signal word (per the product's GHS classification). Know these hazard statements before you open a container:
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H225 — Highly flammable liquid and vapour.
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H319 — Causes serious eye irritation.
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H336 — May cause drowsiness or dizziness.
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EUH066 — Repeated exposure may cause skin dryness or cracking.
Store in a cool, well-ventilated area away from heat sources, open flames, and strong oxidizers. With a flash point of 0 °F, acetone vapors can ignite at any normal working temperature — eliminate all ignition sources in the storage and use area. Use HDPE or glass containers; acetone attacks certain plastics and rubbers. Wear chemical splash goggles and nitrile or butyl rubber gloves during handling. In poorly ventilated spaces, use supplied-air or organic-vapor-cartridge respiratory protection.
Keep containers tightly sealed when not in use. Acetone's high vapor pressure means it evaporates fast from open vessels, creating a flammable vapor blanket that is heavier than air and can travel to distant ignition sources along floors and in sumps.
Hazmat & Shipping
Acetone is a DOT-regulated hazardous material. Every shipment from our warehouse is packaged, marked, and labeled to full DOT compliance:
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UN Number: UN1090 (per 49 CFR 172.101)
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Hazard Class: 3 — Flammable Liquid (per 49 CFR 172.101)
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Packing Group: II (per 49 CFR 172.101)
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Proper Shipping Name: ACETONE (per 49 CFR 172.101)
All packaging meets UN performance standards for Packing Group II flammable liquids. Drums and totes ship palletized with proper placarding. Small-pack orders — pints through gallons — ship in DOT-compliant combination packaging with absorbent and cushioning material. Shipping guidance reviewed by Andre Taki, DOT Hazmat Specialist.
Documentation
A Safety Data Sheet ships with every order, available in English, Spanish, French, and Japanese. A lot-specific Certificate of Analysis is available upon request, documenting the actual assay and impurity profile of the lot you receive. A Technical Data Sheet is also on file for reference.
Why Buy from Alliance Chemical
We are a hazmat distributor — not a marketplace and not a reseller. Acetone Technical Grade ships from our warehouse in Taylor, TX, packed by our crew in DOT-compliant packaging, every business day. We carry inventory from pint bottles through 330-gallon totes, so your order ships same-day or next-day — not from a third-party fulfillment center weeks out.
Our shipping and handling guidance is reviewed by Andre Taki, DOT Hazmat Specialist. When you call with a question about packaging compatibility, freight classification, or SDS documentation, you reach someone who handles this product daily — not a call center reading from a script.
