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Butvar® B-98

Synonym(s):

Polyvinyl butyral

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UNSPSC Code:
12171500

General description

Butvar® B-98 is a polyvinyl butyral resin for thin film support. It is stronger and stickier than Formvar. Butvar® B-98 is used in electron microscopy as a support film. The film is mechanically stable, electron transparent and has minimum intrinsic structure.

Application

Butvar® B-98 has been used for the coating of the nickel grids, used in transmission electron microscopy for mounting the samples.

Legal Information

Butvar is a registered trademark of Solutia, Inc.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


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