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<br /> (CAS #) 71432
<br /> tBenzene
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<br /> ;EPAA Metho�642
<br /> Analytical Methods EPA Method
<br /> ' Molecular ljortnula .. SC6H6���
<br /> -W---�iMFR MEDICINAL CHEM,DYES, ORG CMPD,ARTIFICIAL LEATHER,
<br />' .LINOLEUM,OIL CLOTH,VARNISHES,LACQUERS, SOLVENT FOR s
<br /> WAXES,RESINS, OILS USE AS SOLVENT IS NOW DISCOURAGED Used for =
<br /> �prrntm.g&lithography,paint,rubber,dry cleaning, adhesives&coatings, detergents '
<br /> lExtraction an&rectification,preparation and use of inks m the graphic arts
<br /> ' !industries,as a thirmer for paants,as a degreasing agent CHEM INT FOS ;
<br /> METHYLBENZENE,CUMENE,CYCLOHEXANE,NITROBENZENE,MALEIC f
<br /> .ANHYDRIDE,CHLOROBENZENES,DETERGENT ALKYLATE,
<br /> Use ANTHRAQUINONE,BENZENE HEXACHLORIDE,BENZENE SULFONIC r
<br /> ACID, BIPHENYL,HYDROQUINONE,&RESORCINOL Benzol for pesticidal
<br /> uses has been cancelled It was in use alone or m formulations for screwwonn '
<br /> control on animals It was an ingredient of some early grain fumigants In the tiie
<br /> ' industry (McMichael et at, 1975),&in shoe factones(Aksoy et at, 1974),benzene
<br /> his used extensively Used prrma.nly as a raw material in the synthesis of styrene
<br /> (polystyrene plastics and synthetic rubber),phenol(phenolic resins), cyclohexane
<br /> ` (nylon),aniline,maleic anhydride(polyester resins),alkylbenzenes (detergents),
<br /> Ichdorobenzenes, and other products used in the production of drugs,dyes, °
<br /> luisechcides,and plastics ;
<br /> _Consumption by Exemia!Tin—Fu rn USA,TSM—7 4 billion gallons annually
<br /> ' ,CHEM INT FOR ETHYLBENZENE,49 1%, CHEM INT FOR CUMENE, 18 4%, ;
<br /> 1CHEM INT FOR CYCLOHEXANE, 15 1%,CHEM INT FOR NITROBENZENE,
<br /> 4 5%, CHEM TNT FOR MALEIC ANHYDRIDE,2 8%,CHEM INT FOR
<br /> 1CHLOROBENZENES,2 5%,CHEM INT FOR DETERGENT ALKYLATE, 2 4
<br /> i {EXPORTS, 2 7%, OTHER USES,2 5%(1981 NON-GASOLINE USES)Demand
<br /> (1980) 1,585 Million Gal,Projected dernand for(1984) 1,708 Million Gal
<br /> IBENZENE RANKED 17TH IN 1981 & 1982 IN THE TOP 50 CHEMICAL
<br /> ' PRODUCTION BILLIONS OF LB 7 87(1982),9 61 (1981)
<br /> EthylbEnzene/styiene,52%, cumene/phenol,22%,clyclohexane, 15%,
<br /> `,nitrobenzene/aniline,4 5%, detergent alkylate,2 51/o,chlorobenzenes,malcic
<br /> anhydride and other,3)%,exports, 1%(1984)USA benzene demand is projected to `
<br /> ' Consumption,I'aL�e1 ns climb from 3 8%in 1987,to 5 7 million tons,and reach 6 million tons in 1990
<br /> x(1987 and 1990)In futuie,coal will increasingly replace petroleum&natmal gas as
<br /> la source of hydrocarbons both fai fuel&petrochemicals Processes such as USA
<br /> Steel Corporation`s Clean Coke process,which yields 38%coke& 20%chemical
<br /> by-products compared to 73%coke&2%chemical by-products m conventional
<br /> coking technology,should soon be used commercially New coking, liquefaction, &
<br /> l +gasification.processes for coal ate all potential sources of benzene CHEMICAL
<br /> ,PROFILE Benzene Ethylbenzene/styieae,55%,cumene/phenol,21%,
<br /> ;cyclohexane, 14%,nitrobenzene/miline,5%,detergent alkylate,3%, i
<br /> clilorobenzenes,exports and others, 2% CHEMICAL PROFILE Benzene
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