D40 dearomatised paraffin alternative
CAS 64742-48-9
Bio-based D40 alternative:
ASTROBIO™ K40, sample on request.
ASTROBIO™ K40 is the bio-based solvent blend that replaces D40 dearomatised paraffin (CAS 64742-48-9 in our portfolio) in coatings, adhesives, paints, inks, paint strippers, auto refinishing, lubricants and cold degreasing. It has a high solvent activity, a slow evaporation rate, low density and a high boiling point, and it is described as 20-30% more effective than D40 at reducing viscosity.
ASTROBIO™ K40 replaces D40
Technical data sheet in the Reserved Area
Answers from our chemists
Solvent to replace
Dearomatised paraffin D40
CAS 64742-48-9
The bio-based twins
ASTROBIO™ K40
D40
ASTROBIO™ K40 is described in its technical data sheet as the bio-based replacement of D40 in many industrial applications.
20-30%
ASTROBIO™ K40 is 20-30% more effective than D40 at reducing viscosity, with better cleaning power and reduced solvent usage than D40.
Safer
ASTROBIO™ K40 is safer than D40 due to its hazard statements and GHS and CLP classification.
Slow
ASTROBIO™ K40 combines a high solvent activity with a slow evaporation rate, low density and a high boiling point.
ASTROBIO™ K40 replaces D40.
ASTROBIO™ K40 is the grade for D40. Tell us your use and we suggest how to test it against your current recipe.
ASTROBIO™
K40
Replaces
D40
ASTROBIO™ K40 has a high solvent activity, a slow evaporation rate, low density and a high boiling point. It formulates coatings, adhesives, paints and inks, sustainable paint strippers, graffiti removers and industrial and household detergents, and is used in auto refinishing, lubricants, industrial coatings and cold degreasing.
Technical data sheetFlash point, evaporation rate, solubility parameters and the other values are in each grade's technical data sheet, available after registration.
Request your sampleWhy choose a bio-based alternative to D40.
Replaces
D40
The dearomatised paraffin that ASTROBIO™ K40 is made to replace.
Origin
A bio-based blend instead of a petroleum paraffin
ASTROBIO™ K40 is a bio-based solvent blend developed in Italy since 2006 as an alternative to the petroleum-based dearomatised paraffin D40.
Evaporation
Slow evaporation, high boiling point
ASTROBIO™ K40 has a high solvent activity, a slow evaporation rate, low density and a high boiling point, and it dries completely and leaves no residue. The measured values are in the technical data sheet.
Safer
Safer than D40
ASTROBIO™ K40 is safer than D40 due to its hazard statements and GHS and CLP classification. Check the classification of your current D40 in its safety data sheet.
A summary for orientation, not legal advice: always check the current texts and your safety data sheets.
ASTROBIO™ K40 does the job of D40 with a lighter label.
In words, not figures: the measured values are in the technical data sheets.
Origin
D40 dearomatised paraffin
Petroleum-based dearomatised paraffin D40.
ASTROBIO™ K40
Bio-based solvent blend.
Label
D40 dearomatised paraffin
Your benchmark.
ASTROBIO™ K40
ASTROBIO™ K40 is safer than D40 due to its hazard statements and GHS and CLP classification.
Efficiency
D40 dearomatised paraffin
Your benchmark.
ASTROBIO™ K40
20-30% more effective at reducing viscosity than D40.
Drying
D40 dearomatised paraffin
Your benchmark.
ASTROBIO™ K40
Dries completely and leaves no residue.
Evaporation
D40 dearomatised paraffin
Your benchmark.
ASTROBIO™ K40
Slow evaporation rate and high boiling point.
Cleaning
D40 dearomatised paraffin
Your benchmark.
ASTROBIO™ K40
Better cleaning power and reduced solvent usage than D40.
Solvency
D40 dearomatised paraffin
Your benchmark.
ASTROBIO™ K40
Great solvency power for rosins, nitrocellulose, modified cellulose and some kinds of nylon, and strong for many resins and soils.
Where ASTROBIO™ K40 replaces D40 today.
As an ingredient in your formulations or directly in your process.
K40
Coatings, paints, adhesives and inks
ASTROBIO™ K40 formulates coatings, adhesives, paints and inks based on acrylic, epoxy, alkyd, vinyl, polyester, melamine, urethane, phenolic and ABS resins, with great solvency power for rosins, nitrocellulose and modified cellulose.
See the applicationsRefinishing
K40
Auto refinishing and industrial coatings
ASTROBIO™ K40 can be used in auto refinishing and in industrial coatings.
See the applications
K40
Cold degreasing and detergents
ASTROBIO™ K40 is used for cold degreasing in industrial settings to remove different kinds of resins and soils, and it formulates industrial and household detergents.
See the applications
K40
Paint strippers and graffiti removers
ASTROBIO™ K40 is used to formulate sustainable paint strippers and graffiti removers.
See paint strippersLubricant uses
From D40 to ASTROBIO™ K40 in four steps.
01
Ask for a sample
Tell us your solvent, your application and your process: we suggest the grade to test.
02
Read the data sheet
Register to the Reserved Area and download the technical data sheet of the suggested grade.
03
Test it against your current solvent
Run your usual lab method side by side with your current recipe. When your application needs it, we adapt the blend.
04
Pilot, then supply
Confirm the result on your line, then switch to the grade that passed your tests.
How to get ASTROBIO™ K40.
Astrobio is a European supplier of bio-based replacements for D40 dearomatised paraffin, with samples and technical data sheets.
Request your sampleSample
On request, with the form on this page: our chemists suggest the grade to test.
Data sheets
In the Reserved Area, after registration.
Grade
ASTROBIO™ K40, for D40.
Custom blends
When your application needs it, we adapt the blend.
Contact
+39 0331 296654 · [email protected]
Yes, that is what it is made for: its technical data sheet describes ASTROBIO™ K40 as the bio-based replacement of D40 in many industrial applications, 20-30% more effective at reducing viscosity and with better cleaning power and reduced solvent usage. In formulations, test it in your lab against your current recipe.
ASTROBIO™ K40 is described with a high solvent activity, a slow evaporation rate, low density and a high boiling point, and it dries completely and leaves no residue. If your process needs a solvent that does not flash off quickly, tell us your line and we compare it with your D40 in the data sheet.
It is used in coatings, adhesives, paints and inks based on acrylic, epoxy, alkyd, vinyl, polyester, melamine, urethane, phenolic and ABS resins, and it has a great solvency power for rosins, nitrocellulose, modified cellulose and some kinds of nylon.
Yes. Its technical data sheet lists auto refinishing, the formulation of lubricants and industrial coatings, and it formulates sustainable paint strippers, graffiti removers and industrial and household detergents. Tell us your recipe and we suggest how to start the test.
The technical data sheet describes ASTROBIO™ K40 as safer than D40 due to its hazard statements and GHS and CLP classification. Compare the safety data sheets of your current D40 and of the grade you test, and check your specific case with your safety adviser.
Our portfolio and our D40 product page list CAS 64742-48-9 for D40, the same number listed for D60 and D100. Check the CAS number on the safety data sheet of the D40 you use today.
Its technical data sheet names D40 as the product it replaces. For white spirit and mineral spirits jobs, see our white spirit page, which groups K40, SR and S100, then tell us your application and our chemists suggest which grade to test first.
ASTROBIO™ K40 is used in coatings based on urethane resins. For systems that contain reactive -NCO groups, ask our chemists which ASTROBIO™ NV grade to test: our NV grades are the hydroxyl-free ones.
Fill in the sample request form on this page with your solvent, application and work email: our chemists suggest which grade to test. Once registered to the Reserved Area, you can also download the technical data sheets.
Astrobio is a European supplier of bio-based D40 replacements for coatings, auto refinishing and degreasing, developing bio-based solvents in Italy since 2006. Samples are available on request, with technical data sheets in the Reserved Area.
Request your
ASTROBIO™ K40 sample.
Tell us which D40 you use today and for what: our chemists suggest how to test ASTROBIO™ K40 and send you a sample.
A sample of the suggested grade
Its technical data sheet
A chemist who reads your process
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