Toluene
Toluene, the second of the BTX aromatics. Used as a solvent, as a gasoline blendstock, and as feedstock for toluene diisocyanate and, by disproportionation, for benzene and xylenes.
Also known as: Methylbenzene
Hierarchy
Section titled “Hierarchy”Broader: Chemicals & Plastics
Details
Section titled “Details”| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| produced by sector | Petrochemical Manufacturing (Sectors Taxonomy) |
| has material sector | Petrochemical Manufacturing (Sectors Taxonomy) |
| has combusted fuel input | Natural Gas (Products Taxonomy) |
| has purchased energy input | Electricity (Products Taxonomy) |
| narrowMatch | Petrochemical Manufacturing (NAICS 2017) |
| exactMatch | Q15779 |
Technical details
- IRI:
https://spec.decarbnexus.com/taxonomy/FND/Products/Toluene - Kind: Taxonomy Concept
- command token: toluene
- command token: methylbenzene