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Toluene

Description
Toluene is a product obtained in the Extractive Distillation unit. It is extracted from a mixture of hydrocarbon fractions rich in aromatic compounds of refinery and petrochemichal origin. 

Applications
High purity product is commonly used as a precursor for production of caprolactam, cyclohexane, ethylbenzene, cumene, nitrobenzene and in other organic syntheses. 

High purity product is commonly used as a precursor for production of organic semiproducts, dyes, solvents, glues, explosives, engine fuels.

Properties

TECHNICAL GRADE TOLUEN 0.6
COMPANY STANDARD ZN-ORLEN-30:2009

Requirements Values Unit Test method
Density at 15 oC 0.869 - 0.873 g/ml PN-EN ISO 3675
Toluene content in product, min. 99.5 %(m/m) PN-C-45300.08
Distillation temperature range, max.
at 101.3 kPa pressure, to dry point (incl. temperature 110.6 oC)
1.0 oC PN-C-97054
Colour intensity, max.
with sulphuric acid, according to dichromate reference samples
0.6 g/l PN-C-45300.04
Water extract acidity neutral PN-C-45300.03
Sulphur content, max. 0.0002 %(m/m) PN-C-45300.06
Bromine number, max. 0.2 gBr/100g PN-C-04520.04
Evaporation residue none PN-C-97079 p.2
 
 
 
 
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