With the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) having a population of over 6 million people, it is common for most manufacturing companies to produce a substantial amount of hazardous waste – but getting rid of that hazardous waste is no easy task for businesses in Toronto. Given that hazardous waste is harmful to the environment, a good alternative to disposing of …
Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) is a liquid industrial solvent that is highly efficient and used mainly for surface coating. It can also be used as an extraction medium for fats, oils, waxes, and resins. Some of the benefits of MEK are that it has a slow evaporation rate, high solvency, low boiling point, and low viscosity. In this blog, Maratek …
Many solvents are used in an industrial space. Solvents can be used during the manufacturing process, to help with processes such as cleaning equipment, removing stains or marks, dissolving material, as well as sanitizing surfaces. One of the more common solvents used in a variety of industries today is Acetone. These include flooring, paint, coatings, cabinetry, and fiberglass manufacturing. With …
