Xylene Technical Grade 10L
Xylene(CH3)2C6H4, Technical Grade 10
Xylene is a widely used industrial chemical, primarily utilized as a solvent in various industries like printing, rubber, and leather. It’s also a key ingredient in the production of other chemicals, particularly paraxylene, which is used in making polyester and plastics.
Xylene Technical Grade 10L
Here’s a more detailed breakdown of its industrial applications:
1. Solvents:
Printing: Xylene is used as a solvent in printing inks and for cleaning printing equipment.
Rubber: It’s a solvent in the rubber industry, used in the production and processing of rubber products.
Leather: Xylene helps in the tanning and processing of leather.
Paints and coatings: It acts as a thinner and solvent in various paints, varnishes, and lacquers.
Cleaning agent: Xylene is used as a cleaning agent for various industrial applications, including cleaning metal surfaces and electronic components.
Other applications: It is also found in adhesives, sealants, and some cleaning products.
2. Chemical Intermediate:
Paraxylene production:
Xylene is a raw material for producing paraxylene, which is used in the manufacture of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resins, a common type of plastic.
Other chemical synthesis:
Xylene isomers are also used in the production of other chemicals like phthalic anhydride, isophthalic acid, and ethylbenzene.
3. Fuel Component:
Xylene can be blended into gasoline as a fuel component, although it’s less common than toluene due to higher demand in chemical applications.
4. Other uses:
Medical applications: Xylene is used in some medical procedures, such as dissolving Gutta Percha in dentistry.
Art conservation: Xylene is used by art conservators for solubility testing of materials.
Paraffin solvents: It can be found in paraffin solvents used in the petroleum industry.
A Solvent used:
– In the laboratory to make baths with dry ice to cool reaction vessels
– As solvent to remove synthetic immersion oil from the microscope objective in light microscopy.
– In histological laboratories for tissue processing, staining and cover slipping
– In histology the most widely used clearing agent.
- Xylene Technical Grade 10L
Available in Packs of: 2.5L, 5L, 10L, 25L
Xylene Technical Grade 10L
