(MTec: Sao Paulo, Brazil) -- MTec Materials Technology, an innovative industrial solutions company, has created Purisolv, a recyclable degreasing solvent extracted from cashew nuts that is now available to U.S. metal finishing, plastics, ceramics, printing, electronics, and automotive repair industries.

Purisolv uses chemical fractions extracted from cashew nut liquid and a sucrose ester used as surfactant. It is less costly than citrus-derived limonene-based degreasers, and due to its unique properties, it is highly reusable. It is ideal for spray or immersion degreasing or parts cleaning processes.

“Aside from offering users greater upfront economy over alkaline formulations or petroleum-derived degreasers and cleaners, once the initial volume of Purisolv has been established, impurities can be skimmed or filtered off and only 10 to 20 percent of the product needs to be replenished,” says Mauricio de Castro, MTec’s director and chief scientist.

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