NMP-EL N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinone 872-50-4 Lyondell North America South and Central America Western Europe Central and Eastern Europe Asia / Pacific Solvent Epoxy Resins Polyurethane Coatings >> Solventborne Automotive refinishing General Industrial /Maintenance Electrical / Electronics Metal N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NMP) is a powerful, aprotic solvent with high solvency, and low volatility. This colorless, high boiling, high flash point and low vapor pressure liquid carries a mild amine-like odor. NMP has high chemical and thermal stability and is completely miscible with water at all temperatures. Application - NMP-EL is an ideal solvent for the electronics industry and can be used in a wide range of ever growing applications. Some areas where NMP-EL is frequently used include - photoresist stripper for precision etching, edge bead removal, wafer cleaning, removal of photoresist and etchant residue, semi-aqueous defluxing, degreasing, coatings (polyamide-imide, epoxy, and polyurethane). NMP can serve as a cosolvent with water, alcohols, glycol ethers, ketones, and aromatic/chlorinated hydrocarbons. NMP is both recyclable by distillation and readily biodegradable. NMP is not found on the Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) list of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NMP-EL), powerful, aprotic solvent. Offers high solvency, and low volatility, colorless, high boiling, high flash point and low vapor pressure. Liquid carries a mild amine-like odor. Shows high chemical and thermal stability, miscible with water at all temperatures. Used in electronics industry, coatings (polyamide-imide, epoxy, and polyurethane).