Xylene
The xylene isomers, the third of the BTX aromatics. Para-xylene is the dominant grade commercially, oxidised to terephthalic acid for PET.
Also known as: Xylenes, Dimethylbenzene
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 | Q208366 |
Technical details
- IRI:
https://spec.decarbnexus.com/taxonomy/FND/Products/Xylene - Kind: Taxonomy Concept
- command token: xylene
- command token: xylenes
- command token: para-xylene
- command token: px