Benzene is vital in many products like paint, lacquer, and varnish removers, industrial solvents, paints and inks, furniture wax, detergents, thinners, adhesives and coatings, rubbers, and industrial cleaning and degreasing formulations.
Uses
Benzene is used as a solvent, and also in the production of rubber, chemicals and plastic and as adhesive used to glue soles to shoes.
Used widely in pesticides, insecticides, and auto repairs.
Most paints, such as spray paints, base and top coat paints, lacquers, stains and sealers contain a significant part of benzene to keep them in liquid form.
Benefits
• Has a wide range of applications
• Parent compound of numerous important aromatic compounds
• Utilised for research purposes
Usage Rate
The usage for this product depends on the nature of the formulation, thus there is no exact recommended concentration.
Strengths
Benzene is a widely used and readily available industrial chemical.
Caution
Benzene is a colourless or light yellow liquid chemical with a sweet odour. Its natural sources include volmayoes and forest fires, and it is a natural part of crude oil and gasoline. This chemical is highly flammable and is formed from both natural processes and human activities. Some industries use benzene to make other chemicals that are used in the production of plastics, resins, and nylon and synthetic fibres. It is also used to make some types of lubrimayts, rubbers, dyes, detergents, drugs, and pesticides.
Benzene acts as an absorbing and binding agent, and it helps clean the grease that accumulates on automobile parts. It is widely used in paints, spray paint, lacquers, dyes, stains, and other painting products. The use of benzene in the paints keeps it in liquid form until it is used.