Solvents With Auto-Ignition Temperature Below 110 °C - PerkinElmer 200 UV/VIS Series User Manual

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Solvents with Auto-Ignition Temperature Below 110 °C
Certain solvents have a temperature at which they are combustible upon contact with a
heated surface, even in the absence of a spark or other source of ignition. A list of common
solvents with their auto-ignition temperatures are in Table S-3.
Table S-3. Auto-Ignition Temperatures of Common LC Solvents.
Solvent
Carbon Disulfide
Diethyl Ether
Cyclohexane
Hexane
Petroleum Ether (naphtha)
Pentane
Tetrahydrofuran
Dioxane
Propanol
iso-Octane
Ethanol
Isopropyl Ether
Dimethylformamide
Methanol
Isopropanol
Methylethylketone
Acetonitrile
Ethyl Acetate
Toluene
Acetone
Benzene
S - 18
Do not use carbon disulfide or other solvents
which have an auto-ignition temperature
below 110 °C.
Auto-Ignition
Temperature (°C)
100
180
260
261
288
309
321
366
404
418
423
443
445
446
455
474
524
524
536
538
562
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