What is Hexane?
Hexane or n-hexane is an organic compound, a straight-chain alkane with six carbon atoms and has the molecular formula C₆H₁₄.
Where Can I Buy Hexane In South Africa?
Oshechem
Address: 14 Landsborough Street, Selby South, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 4 pm
Phone: +27 73 185 7663
HEXACHEM PTY LTD
Address: 74 Old Main Rd, Kloof, Durban, 3605, South Africa
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 4:30 pm
Phone: +27 31 792 9860
BRENNTAG SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD HEAD OFFICE
Address: 247 15th Rd, Randjespark, Midrand, 1685, South Africa
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 4:30 pm
Phone: +27 10 020 9100
Tag Solvent Products (Pty) Ltd – (Head Office)Gauteng
Address: Mallet Rd, Germiston, Johannesburg, 1401, South Africa
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 4:30 pm
Phone: +27 11 822 1600
How do you get hexane?
Virtually all n-hexane is obtained from petroleum mixtures through controlled fractional distillation and other refinery-based processes (Speight 1991). n-Hexane can also be synthesized from sugar cane wastes using special catalysts (SUCRON 1996).
What is the main use of hexane?
Hexane is used to extract edible oils from seeds and vegetables, as a special-use solvent, and as a cleaning agent.
Acute (short-term) inhalation exposure of humans to high levels of hexane causes mild central nervous system (CNS) effects, including dizziness, giddiness, slight nausea, and headache.
Is hexane safe to consume?
The EPA has estimated that consuming less than 0.06 milligrams of hexane per kilogram of body weight is probably safe.
4 For a 200-pound person (97.7 kilograms), that would be about 5.8 milligrams per day. A typical diet, even one with a lot of hexane-extracted vegetable oil, would fall very far short of that.