N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NMP) Market to be at Forefront | 2019
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), a chemical compound is colorless to slightly yellow liquid that is miscible in water and some of the solvents that include chloroform, ethyl acetate, and benzene among others. It is also known as N-methylpyrrolidone, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and N-methylpyrrolidinone under the brand name Pharmasolve. N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) belongs to the group of dipolar aprotic solvents that include dimethylacetamide, dimethylformamide and dimethyl sulfoxide. It is used to pull through pure hydrocarbon whilst processing petrochemicals and in the desulphurization of gases. Owing to the excellent solvency properties of N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, it is used to dissolve a wide range of chemicals in the areas of polymers. It is used as a solvent for surface treatment of resins, textiles and metal coated plastics. N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone is used for the preparation of polyphenylene sulphide commercially. N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone is used in the pharmaceutical indust...
