Description

A slush bath is a mixture of low-melting liquid with liquid nitrogen that acts as a coolant.


Temperature (°C)

Mixed with Liquid Nitrogen

-160

iso-pentane

-141

1,5-hexadiene

-131

n-pentane

-127

n-propanol

-126

methyl cyclohexane

-124

acetaldehyde

-123

butyl chloride or propyl chloride

-119

ethyl bromide

-117

isoamyl alcohol

-116

ethyl alcohol

-112

butyl bromide

-110

carbon disulfide or propyl bromide

-109

ethyl iodide

-108

1-nitropropane

-107

isooctane

-105

s-butyl amine

-104

cyclohexene

-103

butyl iodide

-101

propyl iodide

-99

butyraldehyde or amyl chloride or isobutyl acetate

-98

methanol or methyl acetate

-97

cumene

-95

toluene

-94

hexane or ethyl benzene

-93

cyclopentane or 2-nitropropane

-92

n-propyl acetate

-91

heptane

-90

nitroethane

-89

isopropyl alcohol or s-butanol or n-butanol

-88

amyl bromide or acrolein

-86

methyl ethyl ketone

-85

n-hexyl bromide

-84

ethyl acetate

-83

propyl amine or n-hexyl chloride

-82

acrylonitrile

-79

isoamyl acetate

-77

butyl acetate

-74

o-cymene or p-cymene

-73

isopropyl acetate or trichloroethylene

-68

tert-butyl amine

-66

methyl iodide

-63

chloroform

-56

n-octane

-52

benzyl acetate

-50

n-butyl amine

-47

m-xylene

-45

chlorobenzne

-44

cyclohexyl chloride

-43

benzyl bromide

-42

pyridine

-41

acetonitrile

-38

thiophene

-32

m-toluidine

-31

iodobenzene

-30

bromobenzene

-29

nitromethane or o-xylene

-25

1,3-dichlorobenzene

-23

carbon tetrachloride

-22

tetrachlorethylene

-18

1,2-dichlorobenzene

-17

propargyl alcohol

-15

benzyl alcohol

-13

benzonitrile

-12

cycloheptane or methyl benzoate

-10

diethylene glycol

-6

aniline

2

formamide

5

benzene

6

cyclohexane

12

p-dioxane

13

p-xylene

 


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