VertecBio™ ELSOL® MAKR

Bio-based replacement for methyl amyl ketone

VertecBio™ ELSOL® MAKR is a bio-based replacement for methyl amyl ketone with increased cleaning power and reduced solvent usage.

All our products contain no environmentally hazardous ingredients, ozone-depleting chemicals (ODCs), or hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).

VertecBio™ Clean ECO-Solv

VertecBio™ ELSOL® MAKR is a bio-based replacement for methyl amyl ketone with increased cleaning power and reduced solvent usage.

  • Solvent for paint, coating, ink formulations.
  • VertecBio™ ELSOL® MAKR is a cleaning solvent.
  • Solvent blend for formulations.


U.S. Patent No. 7,754,104


VertecBio™ ELSOL® MKAR Technical Data

Flash Point……....103 °F ASTM D3287 (Setaflash)

Vapor Pressure…………............6.4 mmHg @ 68 °F

Specific Gravity @25 oC………………......……0.942

Evaporation Rate…………………………………..0.247

pH of Water Dispersion……..………..…………….4.5

Boiling Point……………………………….………232 °F

VertecBio™ ELSOL® MAKR Product Bulletin

Usage & Environmental Benefits

  • Better cleaning power and reduced solvent usage vs. MAK.
  • 20-30 percent more efficient in viscosity reduction than MAK.
  • Moderate dry time with no film residue.
  • Excellent flow characteristics when used in formulation.
  • Low vapor pressure and high loading capacity.
  • Easy and inexpensive to distill or recycle.
  • 100 percent biodegradable to carbon dioxide and water.
  • Carbon neutral.
  • Safe, non-toxic, non-carcinogenic.
  • No ozone depleting chemicals (ODCs).
  • No environmentally hazardous ingredients.
  • No hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).
  • Manufactured in U.S.


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