What Solvents Can Be Recycled?

Virtually any solvent or volatile chemical, having boiling points between 0°C and 300°C, can be recycled. Those solvents and chemicals that have boiling points less than 55-60°C require a chiller-condenser, while chemicals having boiling points higher than 155-220°C require vacuum distillation.

Commonly Recycled Solvents

Solvent distillation allows solvents be re-used over and over again in virtually every application.

No matter what industry or laboratory you are in, your solvents and volatile chemicals can be recovered through distillation technology. In the process, contaminants (resins, pigments, paints, inks, oils, etc.) are separated from the solvent and volatile chemicals. Recoveries of solvents often approach 99%, and the purities of the recovered solvents often approach 99.9%.

Acetone *	Ethyl Alcohol	Methanol	Propyl Alcohol
Acetonitrile *	Ethylene Glycol	Methyl Alcohol	Propyl Bromide
Amyl Acetate	Fluorocarbons	Methyl Amyl Ketone (MAK)	Propylene Carbonate
Amyl Alcohol	Formula 66 *	Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK)	Tetrachloroethylene
Asahiklin Solvents *	Formula 78H *	Methyl Isoamyl Ketone (MIAK)	Tetrahydrofuran
Butyl Acetate	Formula 83 *	Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK)	THF
Butyl Acetate	Freon	Methylene Chloride	Toluene
Butyl Alcohol	Heptane	Mineral Spirits	Toluene Alternative *
Chloroform	Hexane	Naptha	TPM
Cyclohexane	Isobutyl Acetate	N-Methyl Pyrolidone	Trichlorethane
Cyclohexanone	Isobutyl Alcohol	Novec Solvents *	Xylene
D-Limonene	Isoctane	Pentane	Xylene Alternative *
Engineered Fluids *	Isopropyl Acetate	Perchlorethylene
Ethanol	Isopropyl Alcohol	Polyflush
Ethanolamine	Lacquer Thinner	Proplyene Dichloride
Ethyl Acetate	Limonene Alternative *	Proplylene Glycol

For other Xylene Substitutes commonly recycled in Histology Laboratories, click here

Commonly Recycled "Engineered Fluids"

3M™ Novec™ HFE-71DE	3M™ Novec™ HFE-72DE	3M™ Novec™ HFE-7200
3M™ Novec™ HFE-71PA	3M™ Novec™ HFE-7000	3M™ Novec™ HFE-7500
3M™ Novec™ HFE-72DA	3M™ Novec™ HFE-7100	Asahiklin 225 series

Other Solvents Not Listed

Don't see your solvent on this list? Contact us for additional information.
The ability to recycle waste solvent may be limited by the presence of acidic, corrosive and/or explosive components.