PURGING AGENT AND PURGING METHOD USING SAME

摘要

A purging agent by which excellent cleaning effect is obtained even under severe environment of narrow flow passage and high temperature like a die portion of a melt molding machine is provided. The present invention relates to a purging agent comprising a hydrocarbon resin and at least one of the metal salts of Groups 1 and 2 metals in the short form periodic table, wherein the content of the metal salt based on the hydrocarbon resin is more than 1 wt% in terms of the metal.