Pentane Uses
Pentane CAS Number: 109-66-0
Molecular formula: C5H12
IUPAC Name: pentane.
- It can be used as low boiling point solvent, foaming agent in plastic industry, and also used as fuel of automobile and airplane together with 2-methylbutane, making artificial ice, anesthetic, synthesizing pentanol, isopentane, etc.
- Gas chromatographic analysis standard. It can be used as anesthetic, solvent, low temperature thermometer, artificial ice, pentanol, isopentane, etc.
- Used to prepare standard gas, calibration gas and molecular sieve desorption agent.
- Used as solvent, gas chromatography reference liquid and anesthetic. It is also used in organic synthesis and low temperature thermometer.
- Used as solvent, making artificial ice, anesthetic, synthesizing pentanol, isopentane, etc.
Pentane raw materials are mainly from oil refineries. Pentane products are widely used as blowing agent, solvent and chemical raw materials. At present, there are 36 high-purity isopentane, n-pentane, cyclopentane and mixed pentane blowing agents in China, with a production capacity of about 150 kt / A. the annual consumption of pentane in China is nearly 66 KT, of which the annual consumption of pentane is about 66 KT, The consumption of PEPS pentane foaming agent accounts for 45% of the total consumption; the consumption of polyurethane foaming agent accounts for about 50% of the total consumption; the consumption of linear low-density polyethylene pentane carrier solvent accounts for about 5% of the total consumption. Domestic pentane supply exceeds the demand, but the supply of high-grade products is insufficient. Therefore, the newly-built unit during the 10th Five Year Plan period must adopt domestic advanced technology, Adopt cheaper feed gas to ensure product quality, reduce production cost as much as possible, strengthen market development and improve market competitiveness of products.
[classification] [industrial technology] > chemical industry > Basic Organic Chemical Industry > production of aliphatic compounds (acyclic compounds) > aliphatic hydrocarbons > saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons > pentane and isopentane [Economy] > industrial economy > Chinese industrial economy > industrial sector economy
[Key words] pentane production and consumption market analysis isopentane production plant pentane foaming agent linear low density polyethylene foamed polystyrene during the 10th Five Year Plan Period
[source] petrochemical technology and economy, 2005, issue 1, 46-50, 5 pages in total
Source from: Chinese Sci tech journal database