Xylene
- Benchmark: Benchmark 1
- Assessed: 2014-05-04
Used primarily in Industrial / Manufacturing, Pesticides & Biocides, Solvents & Cleaning, and Tech, Energy & Fuel applications, Xylene is specifically used in additive, chemical feedstock, chemical intermediate, fuel, paints and lacquers, pesticide, polymer industry, and solvent.
Xylenes (dimethyl-benzene) with the CAS number 1330-20-7 are a mixture of three isomers (o-, m-, and p-xylene) and typically contains 6-20% ethylbenzene. This mixture is generally referred to as mixed xylenes. The composition of mixed xylenes depends on the manufacture method used. Mixed xylenes produced from petroleum consist of approximately 44% m-xylene, 20% o-xylene, 20% pxylene, and 15% ethylbenzene (PubChem 2023). The xylenes from coal-tar consists of 45-70% mxylene, 23% p-xylene, 10-15% o-xylene and 6-10% ethylbenzene. Mixed xylenes are used as an industrial solvent for paints, coatings, adhesives, and rubber (PubChem 2023). Xylene is also blended into gasoline to improve octane ratings (PubChem 2023).
Chemical Synonyms Benzene, dimethyl-; Dimethylbenzene; Xylenes; EC 215-535-7; Methyl toluene; Methyltoluene; Violet 3; Xylene, mixed isomers, pure; Xylene (mixed isomers); Xylene, isomers; Xylene, mixed; Xylenes (isomers and mixture); Xylenes, total
Key Functions: Industrial / Manufacturing, Pesticides & Biocides, Solvents & Cleaning, Tech, Energy & Fuel