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Xylene

Characteristic
Xylenes are produced at the Xylene Distillation unit; they are a mixture of chiefly xylene and ethylbenzene isomers.
The product is obtained as a result of distillation of a refinery-originated fraction.  

Applications
The product, a mixture of xylenes, is frequently used as a solvent in the paints / lacquers industry and as a semiproduct for fuel petrol production.  

Properties

XYLENES
COMPANY STANDARD ZN-ORLEN-34:2005

Requirement Value Unit Test method
Density at 15 oC: 860.0 - 870.0 kg/m3 PN-EN OSO 3675 PN-EN ISO 12185
Normal distillation:
distillation start temp., min.:
95% is distilled up to temp., max.:		 130.0
140.0		 oC
oC		 PN-EN ISO 3405
Flash point, min.: 28.0 oC PN-EN ISO 2719
Total sulphur content, max.: 1.0 mg/kg PN-85/C-45300.06
Aromatic comp. content, min.: 96.5 %(m/m) MZRiP 40
Non-aromatic comp. content, max.: 3.5 %(m/m) MZRiP 40
Ethylbenzene content: wartośc podawać w ateście value to be shown in attestation certificate MZRiP 40

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