Uses. Xylenes is used as a solvent in the manufacturing of chemicals, agricultural sprays, adhesives and coatings, as an ingredient in aviation fuel and gasoline, and as a feedstock in manufacturing various polymers, phthalic anhydride, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, and dimethyl terephthalate.
Xylene is an aromatic hydrocarbon that is widely used in surface pipelines, downhole tubulars, and especially near-wellbore cleaning operations because other means of cleanup, such as heat, dispersants, pigging, or scrapping cannot remove the organic materials (asphaltene or paraffin).
It is primarily used as a solvent (a liquid that can dissolve other substances) in the printing, rubber, and leather industries. Along with other solvents, xylene is also widely used as a cleaning agent, a thinner for paint, and in varnishes.
