Cyclohexane
- Benchmark: Benchmark 2
- Assessed: 2019-09-05
- Expires: 2024-09-05
Key Functions: Industrial / Manufacturing, Solvents & Cleaning, Textile Applications
Cyclohexane is a colorless liquid under standard temperature and pressure. It’s highly volatile and flammable. Cyclohexane is produced via recovery from hydrocarbon streams or hydrogenation of benzene. The majority of cyclohexane produced (96%) is used as an intermediate to produce adipic acid and caprolactam, which are raw materials in nylon manufacturing. Two percent of cyclohexane produced is used as a solvent in chemical production processes, functioning as a precipitating and extraction agent and a reaction enhancer. The remaining 2% of cyclohexane produced is used as a solvent in adhesives and coatings. For this use, it is mainly found in neoprene-based adhesives in shoe and floor coatings manufacture and the automobile equipment industry. Smaller quantities are used as solvent in styrene-butadiene-styrene, styrene-isoprene-styrene and natural rubber-based adhesives in shoe and bedding equipment manufacturing and in adhesives used by craftsmen (shoe repairers, carpet layers, decorators). The usage level as a solvent in adhesives is 10 – 30%.
Chemical Synonyms Benzene, hexahydro-; Benzenehexahydride; Hexahydrobenzene; Hexamethylene; Hexanaphthene; Benzene, hexahydro-