Ortho Xylene - HS Code 29024100
Ortho Xylene is an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent widely used in chemical manufacturing, paints, coatings, plastics, and industrial applications. It serves as an important raw material and processing solvent. Its excellent solvency, chemical stability, and reliable performance make it suitable for various commercial and manufacturing applications.
Commercially obtained Xylene is a colourless, flammable, non-viscous, toxic liquid. It does not dissolve in water but is miscible with various organic liquids. At an industrial level xylenes are synthesized by the process of methylation of benzene and toluene. The obtained Xylol contains 40 to 65% of m-xylene and approximately 20% of o-xylene, 20% of p-xylene and 20% of methylbenzene.
USES OF XYLENE (C8H10)
- Xylene is used as a raw material for the manufacture of fibres, dyes and films.
- Used in laboratories to cool reaction vessels.
- It is used as a clearing agent.
- It is used to thin the thick varnishes and paints.