Appendix

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Values of Hansen Solubility Parameters

for Solvents, Soils, and Polymers
The values reported in this appendix represent but a tiny
portion of the information available from global sources
on this topic. The purpose of this appendix is to provide
a useful selection of commonly used values as a ready
reference.

A. HANSEN SOLUBILITY PARAMETER

DATA ABOUT CLEANING SOLVENTS
Data for selected solvents are given in Table C11-1A. In
addition to the two cited references, an additional data
source were manufacturers of the solvents. dHildebrand is that
computed from Equation 2.7. The listing is alphabetical.

Table C11-1 Hansen & Hildebrand Solubility Parameters for Solvents

Values in MPa1/2
Solvent

dDisperse

dPolar

Acetone

15.5

10.4

7.0

19.9

Aromatic 150

18.2

1.0

3.1

18.5

Benzene

18.4

0.0

2.0

18.5

t-Butyl Alcohol

15.2

5.1

14.7

21.8

Cyclohexane

16.8

0.0

0.2

16.8

Diethylene Glycol Butyl

Ether Acetate

16.0

4.1

8.2

18.4

Diethylene Glycol
Monoethyl Ether

16.1

9.2

12.2

22.2

Dipropyl Ketone

15.8

5.7

4.9

17.5

Ethanol

15.8

8.8

19.4

26.5

dHydrogen Bonding

dHildebrand

(Continued)

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Table C11-1 Hansen & Hildebrand Solubility Parameters for Solvents (Continued)
Values in MPa1/2
Solvent

dDisperse

Ethyl Lactate

16.0

Ethylene Glycol Diethyl

Ether (Ethyl Glyme)

dHydrogen Bonding

dHildebrand

7.6

12.5

21.7

15.4

5.4

5.2

17.1

Ethylene Glycol
Monoethyl Ether (EE)

16.2

9.2

14.3

23.5

Exxate 1000

14.9

5.7

3.1

16.3

Hexane

14.9

0.0

0.0

14.9

Isopar L

14.9

0.0

0.0

14.9

D-Limonene

16.6

0.6

0.0

16.6

Methanol

15.1

12.3

22.3

29.6

Methyl Acetate

15.5

7.2

7.6

18.7

Methyl Ethyl Ketone

16.0

9.0

5.1

19.1

Methylene Chloride

18.2

6.3

6.1

20.2

Naphtha High-Flash

17.9

1.8

18.0

Pine Oil

15.6

3.0

9.8

18.7

n-Propyl Bromide

16.0

5.8

4.2

17.5

Propylene Glycol
Monoethyl Ether
(PGEE, PE)

15.7

6.5

10.5

20.0

Propylene Glycol
Monomethyl Ether
(PM, PGME, MPM)

15.6

6.3

11.6

20.4

Soygold 1000

16.2

4.9

5.9

17.9

Tetrachloroethylene
(PERC)

18.3

5.7

0.0

19.2

1,1,1-Trichloroethane
(TCA)

16.8

4.3

2.0

17.5

Trichloroethylene (TCE)

18.0

3.1

5.3

19.0

Water (with organic

liquids)

18.1

17.1

16.9

30.1

Xylene

17.6

1.0

3.1

17.9

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Appendix

Table C11-2 Hansen & Hildebrand Solubility Parameters for Soils

Values in MPa1/2
Solvent

dDisperse

ASTM Fuel A (Iso-octane)

14.3

0.0

0.0

14.3

ASTM Fuel B

15.3

0.4

0.6

15.3

ASTM Fuel C

16.2

0.8

1.0

16.3

ASTM Oil 1

13.9

0.0

0.0

13.9

ASTM Oil 2

15.6

0.6

0.2

15.6

ASTM Oil 3

16.6

1.0

0.4

16.6

Auto Brake Fluid

15.8

6.1

10.2

19.8

Auto Transmission Fluid

14.3

0.4

0.6

14.3

Barex 210 CR

20.1

9.1

12.7

25.5

Barex 210 CR-Styrene

17.7

8.9

10.9

22.6

Beckolin 27 Modif Oil

11.4

0.0

3.0

11.8

Blood Serum

23.2

22.7

30.6

44.6

Butyl Stearate

12.5

6.3

6.1

15.3

Castor Oil

13.6

6.0

10.5

18.2

Cellacet

18.3

16.5

11.9

27.4

Cellophane SW

16.1

18.5

14.5

28.5

Cellulose-paper

25.4

18.6

24.8

40.1

Chlorophyll

20.2

15.6

18.2

31.3

Cholesterol

20.4

2.8

9.4

22.6

Coal Tar Pitch

18.7

7.5

8.9

22.0

Conoco H-35
Hydrocarbon M

11.4

0.0

3.0

11.8

Cottonseed Oil

12.2

5.8

5.8

14.9

Dibutyl Maleate

13.3

6.0

9.1

17.2

Dibutyl Phthalate

15.2

10.8

7.5

20.1

Dibutyl Sebacate

11.9

6.8

6.4

15.1

Dimethyl Phthalate

15.3

13.6

8.3

22.1

Dioctyl Adipate

14.6

8.7

6.6

18.2

Dioctyl Phthalate

14.3

9.3

6.3

18.2

Ester Gum

16.9

4.5

6.5

18.7

dPolar

dHydrogen Bonding

dHildebrand

(Continued)

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Table C11-2 Hansen & Hildebrand Solubility Parameters for Soils (Continued)
Values in MPa1/2
Solvent

dDisperse

Ester Gum BL

19.6

4.7

7.8

21.6

Estimate for Dried Oil

16.0

6.0

7.0

18.5

Ethyl Cinnimate

16.0

10.8

7.5

20.7

17.7

2.7

4.4

18.4

Lard 23 C

dPolar

dHydrogen Bonding

dHildebrand

Lard 37 C

15.9

1.2

5.4

16.8

Lignin

20.6

13.9

15.3

29.2

Linseed Oil

13.9

3.5

3.7

14.8

Methyl Oleate

12.8

6.4

6.2

15.6

Mil-H-5006 (Petroleum)

14.7

0.8

0.6

14.7

Mil-H-8446 (Silicate)

14.5

6.1

7.6

17.5

Mil-l-7808 (Ester)

14.3

2.9

3.1

14.9

Mineral Oil

14.5

0.0

0.0

14.5

Motor Oil SAE 20W

14.7

0.4

0.4

14.7

Neats Foot Oil

14.3

2.9

3.7

15.1

Odorless Mineral Spirits

16.1

1.6

1.6

16.3

P-Gum M527

18.4

9.4

6.5

21.7

P-Gum MB319

18.6

10.8

4.1

21.9

Phosphate Hydraulic Fluid

14.5

10.4

4.5

18.4

Psoriasis Scales (Keratin)

24.6

11.9

12.9

30.3

R Cellulose Acetate

14.9

7.1

11.1

19.9

Silicone DC 23

16.4

0.0

7.8

18.2

Sperm Oil

14.3

2.1

2.7

14.7

Sucrose

21.7

26.3

29.6

45.1

Tributyl Phosphate

12.1

10.6

8.0

18.0

Tricresyl Phosphate

15.9

13.6

13.4

24.8

Trimethyl Phosphate

15.9

15.5

12.4

25.4

Trioctyl Adipate

14.2

8.8

6.7

18.0

Turpentine

16.4

1.4

0.4

16.5

Urea

20.9

18.7

26.4

38.5

Water-Glycol Hydraulic Fluid

14.3

18.8

22.5

32.6

Zinc Silicate (CR)

23.5

17.5

16.8

33.8

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Table C11-3 Hansen Solubility Parameters for Polymeric Soils

Values in MPa1/2
Polymer

Commercial Product, Supplier

dDisperse

dPolar

dHydrogen Bonding

Cellulose acetate

Cellidore A, Bayer

18.6

12.7

11.0

Cellulose nitrate

sec, H-23, Hagedorn

15.4

14.7

8.8

Chlorinated polypropylene

Parlon P-10, Hercules

20.3

6.3

5.4

20.4

12.0

11.5

16.6

1.4

0.8

17.4

1.9

14.9

Epoxy resin
Isoprene elastomer
Polyamide, thermoplastic

Epikote 1001, Shell

Ceriex IR305, Shell

Versamid 930, General Mills

17.6

9.7

4.0

Poly(isobutylene)

Lutonal IC-123, BASF

14.5

2.5

4.7

Poly(methyl methacrylate)

Rohm and Haas

18.6

10.5

7.5

Polystyrene

Polystyrene LG, BASF

21.3

5.8

4.3

Poly(vinyl acetate)

Mowilith 50, Hoechst

20.9

11.3

9.6

18.6

4.4

13.0

18.2

7.5

8.3

21.5

14.9

12.3

Poly(ethyl methacrylate)

Poly(vinyl butyral)
Poly(vinyl chloride)
Saturated polyester

Lucite 2042, Du Pont

Butvar B-76, Shawnigan

Vilpa KR, k50, Montecatini

Desmophen 850, Bayer

B. HANSEN SOLUBILITY PARAMETER

DATA ABOUT SOIL COMPONENTS
Data for selected components, which might be part of soil
materials, are given in Table C11-2. Each of the soil materials1 in Table C11-2 is a pure2 component. The listing is
alphabetical. dHildebrand is computed from Equation 2.7.

Note the identication of water as water with organic liquids, and

not pure water. Water is a unique molecule in that its character and
behavior often depend on its local environment. Water concentration is
part of that environment (Appendix C5).
When one calculates the HSP values for single water molecules,
unassociated with other molecules, one gets quite different values to those
noted in Table C11-2: for pure water ddisperse 15.5, dpolar 16.0, and
dhydrogen bonding 42.3; for water commingled with organic liquids ddisperse
18.1, dpolar 17.1, and dhydrogen bonding 16.9. The presence of organic
liquids (at whatever concentration) drastically affects the extent of hydrogen
bonding in water.
The intensity of hydrogen bonding molecular forces in a molecule of
tiny molecular volume (only 18 cc/g-mole) makes its HSP values unique.
Uniformly throughout this book, the only noted and used values for the
HSP of water are those of water with organic liquids, and that identication
will be always noted.
2
Or as pure as HSP information about it is available. This means that no
reliable HSP data could be found for a substance which might be
a component of each listed soil.
1

Note that some materials, such as turpentine or mineral

oil, listed in Table C11-2 as soils, might be identied as
solvents and could be also be listed in Table C11-1. One
user's solvent can be another user's soil.

C. HANSEN SOLUBILITY
PARAMETER DATA ABOUT
POLYMERIC MATERIALS
Hansen solubility parameter dataB for commercial polymeric products, which might be found as soils, are given in
Table C11-3. The listing is alphabetical.

Endnotes
A. Hansen Charles M. Hansen Solubility ParametersdA User's Handbook,
2nd ed. New York: CRC Press; 2006. Appendix AdTable A1, or the
computer program referenced in Appendix C8, Endnote F. This is also the
source for data in Tables C11-2 and C11-3.
B. Some data and entries in the table are taken from Barton, AFM.
Handbook of Solubility Parameters and Other Cohesion Parameters.
Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Inc.; 1983. Signicant additional values
are found in the reference of Appendix C4, Endnote A, and Endnote
A of this appendix. The Hildebrand Solubility Parameter can be
calculated form Equation 2.7.

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