- Benzene, or benzol,
is an organic chemical compound and a known carcinogen with the
molecular formula C6H6.
- Benzene is a
colorless and highly flammable liquid with a sweet smell and a
relatively high melting point.
- Benzene is a natural
constituent of crude oil, but it is usually synthesized from other
compounds present in petroleum.
- Benzene is a natural
component of crude oil, and petrol contains 1–5% by volume.
- Benzene is formed
from natural processes, such as volcanoes and forest fires, as well as
from human activities.
- Four chemical
processes contribute to industrial benzene production: catalytic
reforming, toluene hydrodealkylation, toluene
disproportionation,
and steam cracking.
- The traditional
method of manufacturing benzene from the distillation of light oils
produced during the manufacture of coke has been overtaken by a number
of processes.
- A growing source of
benzene is by the selective disproportionation of toluene where benzene
is coproduced in the manufacture of a
paraxylene-rich xylenes
stream.
- Today benzene is
mainly used as an intermediate to make other chemicals.
- Smaller amounts of
benzene are used to make some types of rubbers, lubricants, dyes,
detergents, drugs, explosives, napalm and pesticides.
- Benzene has been
used as a basic research tool in a variety of experiments including
analysis of a two-dimensional gas.
- Benzene is primarily
used as a solvent, as a starting material for the synthesis of other
chemicals and as a gasoline additive.
- It is used to make
styrene, which is used to make plastics and polymers, and in the
manufacturing process of nylon.
- Chemical industry is
the main consumer of pure benzene, accounting for 71 per cent of the
total consumption; light industry accounts for 2 per cent of the total
consumption; pharmaceutical industry, 0.5 per cent; and others, 26.5 per
cent.
- The second largest
outlet for benzene, accounting for 19% of demand, is cumene which is
nearly all consumed in phenol production with acetone formed as a
coproduct.
- Benzene demand
throughout the world is dominated by the production of three
derivatives: ethylbenzene, cumene and cyclohexane.
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Introduction
- Benzene
- Fact Sheet -
Benzene
- Benzene
- Benzene Information
- Air Quality
Guidelines
- What is
Benzene?
- Benzene -
Info
- Benzene
FAQ
Products and
MSDS
- List of Products
Containing Benzene
- Product
Description
- Benzol
- Phenyl
hydride
- Pyrobenzol
- Benzene
- Safety data for
benzene
- Benzene
MSDS
Patent
- Process for
Depropanizing Benzene
- Fluorinated Benzene
Manufacturing Process
- Production of linear
alkyl benzene
- Process for
Recovering Pure Benzene
- Process for
producing sec-butyl benzene
Technology
- Advances in Process
Technology Through Catalytic Distillation
- Benzene – Monitoring
Technologies to Mitigate Risk and Create a Safer and More Compliant
Plant Environment
- Decomposition of
benzene by non-thermal plasma processing: Photocatalyst and ozone
effect
- Review of Benzene
Stripping Alternatives for the Small Tank Precipitation
Facility
- Zyme-Flow
Technology
Manufacturing
Process
- Manufacturing
Process
- Preparation of
benzene
- Modelling and
Simulation Of Benzene Alkylation Process Reactors For Production Of
Ethylbenzene
- Benzene Production
and Manufacturing Process
- Selective
preparation of benzene derivatives from three different alkynes and
pyridine derivatives from two different alkynes and a
nitrile
- Tatoray
Process
Uses
- Benzene -
Uses
- Uses of Benzene
- Benzene
Application
- Benzene
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Market
- Pure Benzene
Production, Demand Grow Steadily in China
- Benzene Prices
in Europe Escalate on Tight Supply-Demand
- Benzene Uses and
Market Data
- Benzene Prices and
Pricing Information
- Benzene
Production
- Production,
Import/Export, Use and Disposal
- Market
Outlook
Company
Profiles
- Company from
Texas
- Company from
Gujarat
- Company from
Houston
- Company
Profile
- Company from
India
Consultants
- Consultancy
Services
- Experts
- Consultant from
India
- Consultant from
California
- Expert
Witness
Turnkey
Providers
- Turnkey Provider
from India
- Another Turnkey
Provider from India
- Project
Profile
Suppliers and
Buyers
- Benzene Suppliers
- Exporters
- Worldwide
Suppliers
- Suppliers
List
- Manufacturers
- Benzene
suppliers
- Buyers List
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