Toluene
Toluene is an aromatic chemical produced by petroleum refineries. Steel plants produce toluene from the by-product recovery plant where aromatics are recovered from the coke oven gas. Toluene is used for production of various petrochemicals.
Applications :
- Adhesives manufacture - as carpet adhesive solvents
- Electroplating-as cold cleaning solvent and vapor degreasing solvent
- Laboratory chemicals - as a solvent for dilution and extraction
- Machinery manufacturing and repair - as a solvent
- Metal degreasing - as a solvent
- Paint manufacture - hydrocarbon solvents
- Paint stripping - as a solvent
- Paper coating - insecticide manufacture solvent
- Pharmaceutical manufacture - as a solvent
- Printing - as a solvent for flexography and gravure printing
- Rubber manufacture - as a solvent
- Wood strains and varnishes - as a solvent
Specifications
| Density | 867 kg/m³ |
| Boiling point | 110.6 °C |
| Formula | C7H8 |
| Molar mass | 92.14 g/mol |
| ChemSpider ID | 1108 |
| Application | Industrial |