Novolyte is one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-performance solvents, including glycol diethers (glymes), 1,3-dioxolane (DXL), 1,4-dioxane (DXA), and high purity carbonates. These solvents provide solutions to chemists and engineers who seek to minimize the environmental impact of their products and manufacturing processes. Solvent choice can improve product performance and make chemical processes and formulations greener, safer, and more profitable. Click here to read our recent article in Specialty Chemicals.
Novolyte's solvents are ideal for many specialty applications, including:
High Purity Carbonates
Novolye's cyclic and linear carbonates are high purity, cost-effective alternatives to halogenated solvents and N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) with excellent toxicity properties and high polarity. These properties reduce exposure risks in manufacturing environments and provide advantages in demanding applications such as:
- Electrolyte solutions
- Dissolving photo resists in electronics manufacturing
- Cleaning surfaces of silicon wafers in semiconductor fabrication
- Low-odor consumer products, such as water-based adhesives and inks
- Reaction solvents in fine chemicals manufacturing, particularly in methylation reactions and low-water applications
- Environmentally friendly cleaning solutions
Novolyte offers propylene and ethylene cyclic carbonates and diethyl and dimethyl linear carbonates. Purities range from 99.0% to 99.98%. Specialty grades are available upon request.