Methyl Soyate - Soy New Uses

Low VOCs. High flashpoint. Excellent solvency.Methyl soyate makessense in so many ways.Produced from a renewable, biobased feedstock,methyl soyate offers numerous advantages overtraditional solvents.Safety advantages.Methyl soyate provides a safer alternative to chlorinated,petroleum and oxygenated solvents. It offers very lowflammability, a very high flash point (greater than 360degrees F), low VOC levels ( 5,000 mg/kg• Acute dermal: LD 50 > 5,000 mg/kg• Skin irritation: 1.6 (nonirritating)• Eye irritation: Nonirritating• Skin sensitization: Moderate potential• Mutagenicity: None (Ames assay)Environmentaladvantages.Made from soybean oil,methyl soyate offers manyenvironmental and regulatorybenefits. It is a non-ozonedepletingchemical (ODC),is non-SARA reportable, isreadily biodegradable andoffers potential for reducedwaste-disposal costs.Methyl Soyate VOC AnalysisTest Value ReferenceVOC minus waterSample Volatile % Density (lb./gal.) Water % g/l lb./gal.1 3.08 7.33 1.08 18 0.22 3.58 7.38 0.73 25 0.23 6.35 7.35 1.04 47 0.44 5.12 7.31 0.00 45 0.4Test was conducted using procedures outlined in ASTM D 3960. Samples were used from fourseparate methyl soyate manufacturers.