OrcoSolve™ dyes are used extensively in fuel, oil, lubricant, grease, and wax coloration applications. These highly-concentrated heat-stable colorants, available in liquid and powder form, are soluble in polar solvents and hydrocarbon-based oil and lubricants. Their high concentration allows the formulator to use minimal amounts of dye thereby causing no change to the product’s original physical characteristics. In addition, their stability to high heat makes them a good match for lubricants, engine oil, automatic transmission fluid, and grease. Some lubricants are water-based and would require our water-soluble dyes or possibly pigments.
The fluorescent OrcoSolve™ dyes are used for leak detection in engines and hydraulic systems, and oil/water path detection in oil-field applications.
Petroleum applications include gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, biodiesel, fuel additives, heating oil, and kerosene. Wax applications include candles, shoe polish, coatings, paraffin, lamp oils, and beeswax.
ORCO is a leading gasoline dye and colorant supplier offering oil tracer dyes and motor oil dyes. Contact our technicians who will be happy to custom-formulate or direct you to the right colorant to meet your physical requirements.
OrcoSolve™ Dyes Physical & Resin Suitability Properties Technical Bulletin
OrcoSolve™ Solvent Dyes
OrcoSolve™ High Flashpoint(HF) Liquid Solvent Dyes
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| Image | Name | Details |
|---|---|---|
 | Blue HF Liquid | |
 | Red B-HF Liquid | |
 | Yellow GR-HF Liquid |
OrcoSolve™ Powder Solvent Dyes
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| Image | Name | Specific Gravity (g/cm3) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Nigrosine NB Base | 1.25 | |
 | Victoria Blue Base | 1.20 | |
 | Blue B 200% | 1.40 | |
 | Blue AP | 1.25 | |
 | Blue MBSN | 1.25 | |
 | Blue 2B | 1.30 | |
 | Blue 2R | 1.51 | |
 | Green B | 1.35 | |
 | Orange PER | 1.50 | |
 | Orange Amber | 1.16 | |
 | Red SBRO | 1.20 | |
 | Red 4B | 1.18 | |
 | Red MX | 1.50 | |
 | Red 5 | 1.37 | |
 | Red SBA | 1.40 | |
 | Red SBP | 1.40 | |
 | Red SBSE | 1.40 | |
 | Red SBSN | 1.80 | |
 | Red SBPN | 1.46 | |
 | Red SBTO | 1.40 | |
 | Methyl Violet Base | 1.35 | |
 | Violet IRS | 1.35 | |
| Violet M | 1.89 | |
 | Violet R | 1.47 | |
 | Violet 3B | 1.94 | |
 | Chinoline Yellow | 1.87 | |
 | Yellow EF | 1.29 | |
 | Yellow SBC | 1.03 | |
 | Yellow 4G | 1.35 | |
 | Yellow G | 1.49 | |
 | Yellow GS | 1.30 | |
 | Yellow TG | 1.95 |
OrcoSolve™ Fluorescent Dyes
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| Image | Name | Specific Gravity (g/cm3) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Fluorescent Green E | 1.42 | |
 | Fluorescent Orange FC | 1.73 | |
 | Fluorescent Red G | 1.70 | |
 | Fluorescent Rhodamine B Base | 1.70 | |
 | Fluorescent Yellow 10GN | 1.50 | |
 | Fluorescent Yellow 3GF | 1.56 | |
 | Fluorescent Yellow FG | 1.30 | |
 | Fluorescent Yellow 44 | 1.86 |