Applications in Various Industries:
- Industrial Use: Used as a blowing agent in the production of polystyrene and polyurethane foams for insulation and packaging.
- Chemical Industry: Used as a solvent in chemical synthesis and as a component in gasoline blends.
- Consumer Products: Found in some aerosol propellants and as a refrigerant in specialty applications.
Where is Isopentane 80-20 Found?
- Natural Sources: Found in trace amounts in crude oil and natural gas.
- Industrial Production: Obtained through the fractional distillation of petroleum or the isomerization of pentane, blended to an 80% isopentane and 20% n-pentane ratio.
- Consumer Products: Found in foam products, aerosol propellants, and specialty fuels.