white spirit is a petroleum extract and it is considered a mild Solvent. It is known as mineral turpentine, turpentine substitute, petroleum spirits, solvent naphtha (petroleum), Varsol & Solvent 402. this product is mixture of paraffin and aromatic hydrocarbons with a distillation range of 200- 142 °C. These types of Solvents are liquid, transparent, colored water and a mild odor, chemically stable and they do not cause corrosion.
White Spirit is used as a paint thinner. In industry, mineral spirits are used for cleaning and degreasing machine tools and parts, and in conjunction with cutting oil as a thread cutting and reaming lubricant. Mineral spirits are an inexpensive petroleum-based replacement for the vegetablebased turpentine.
Applications
It is commonly used as paint thinner for oil-based paint and cleaning brushes, and as an organic solvent in other applications. Mineral spirits are often used to clean and unclog screens after printing with oil-based textile and plastisol inks. They are also used to thin inks used in making monoprints
WHITE SPIRIT F>230
| TEST ITEMS | TEST METHOD | RESULT |
| Appearance | Visual | Clear, Bright, Transparent |
| Density @20°C | ASTM D 1298 | Min 0.775 |
| Acidity | Qualitative | Neutral |
| Aromatic Content % vol | ASTM D 1319 | 20 Max |
| Water Content | ASTM E 1064 | 0.02 |
| IBP °C | ASTM D 86 | Min 130 |
| 10% Evaporated | ASTM D 86 | Min 160 |
| 50% Evaporated | ASTM D 86 | Max 192 |
| 90% Evaporated | ASTM D 86 | Max 215 |
| FBP °C | ASTM D 86 | 240 |
| Doctor Test | ASTM D 4952 | Neg. |
| Flash Point °C | ASTM D 58 | Min 45 |
| Color, sybolt | ASTM D 156 | Min 25 |
| Corrosion 3hr 100°C | ASTM D 130 | 1a |
| Sulphur total% mass | ASTM D 1266 | Max 0.1 |