| abstract |
A solvent having good cleaning and drying abilities and being applicable as a cleaning agent for wiping industrial parts and precision parts and a drying agent. It is free from any halogen compound causative of ozonosphere depletion, thus being usable as a solvent for substituting for chlorofluorocarbon solvents. The solvent comprises a siloxane compound such as hexamethyldisiloxane, an azeotropic or azeotrope-like composition comprising hexamethyldisiloxane and a lower alcohol, or a mixture of hexamethyldisiloxane with one member selected from among ketones, carboxylic acid esters, lower saturated hydrocarbons and lower alcohols. |