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Di-Butyl Phthalate

SAM4CH - 11-12-2005 at 13:50

How can I get pure Di Butyl Phthalate from nail polish?!

ordenblitz - 11-12-2005 at 16:59

It would take a lot of nail polish as Phthalates are added in small percentages as a plasticizer for the nitrocellulose lacquer. Since nail polish is intended to be shiny and hard, and is put on a fairly inflexible substrate (fingernails) very little plasticizer is typically used.