BENZENE

It ranks in the top 20 chemicals for production volume. Benzene is a colorless or light-yellow liquid chemical at room temperature. It is used primarily as a solvent in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, as a starting material and an intermediate in the synthesis of numerous chemicals, and in gasoline. Some industries use benzene to make other chemicals that are used to make plastics, resins, and nylon and synthetic fibers.Benzene is also used to make some types of lubricants, rubbers, dyes, detergents, drugs, and pesticides. Benzene is produced by both natural and man-made processes.

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