Description

Uses

• Inhalant drug for its intoxicating properties;
• Raw material for toluene di-isocyanate (used in the manufacture of polyurethane foam) and TNT.
• Important precursor in the production of synthetic drugs.
• Common solvent, e.g. for paints, paint thinners, silicone sealants, many chemical reactants, rubber, printing ink, adhesives (glues), lacquers, leather tanners, and disinfectants.
• Solvent for carbon non-materials, including nano-tubes and fullerenes. It can also be used:-
• Cement for fine polystyrene kits (by dissolving and then fusing surfaces) can be applied very precisely by brush and contains none of the bulk of an adhesive.
• To break open red blood cells in order to extract hemoglobin in biochemistry experiments.
• Coolant for its good heat transfer capabilities in sodium cold traps used in nuclear reactor system loops.
• In the process of removing the cocaine from coca leaves in the production of Coca-Cola syrup.