A liquid used to dilute bitumen to the point where it will flow Naptha is the most commonly used diluent in the oil sands industry
A liquid used in coatings to reduce the consistency and make a coating flow more easily The water in latex coatings is a diluent A diluent may also be called a "Reducer," "Thinner," "Reducing Agent" or "Reducing Solvent "
A liquid that is included in a coating, or can be added primarily to reduce its viscosity A diluent is not necessarily a solvent for the binder
a usually inert (unreactive) liquid or solvent, used to dilute, carry, or increase the bulk of some other substance Petroleum oils and solvents are commonly used as dilutents in such products as paints, pesticides, and additives
A non-solvent liquid which is blended with an active solvent to obtain certain properties in a finishing material
Liquids which increase the capacity of a solvent for the binder Diluents cannot dissolve the binder themselves, but rather are used to control viscosity, flash time, or cost While true solvents can be added in unlimited amounts to lower paint viscosity, it may be more economical to lower viscosity with less-costly diluent solvents When added to a prepared paint, a diluent will lower the viscosity just as effectively as a true solvent However, if too much diluent is added, the resin will separate out of solution and the paint becomes unusable