Cyclohexanol

About Cyclohexanol

Cyclohexanol is a liquid chemical compound known by the name’s ketone, anone, and also the exclusive name CYC. This product smells very similar to acetone, it is also oily and its production process is natural and synthetic. This substance is naturally formed from crude oil and it is necessary to know that it is soluble in ethanol, water and most organic solvents.

Uses of Cyclohexanol

This product has many uses, the most important of which are the following:

• The best solvent for paint and resin
• As oil in fatty acid production
• Nylon production
• In pharmaceutics as the synthesis of drugs
• In the production of raw rubber
• In building construction to produce cement and mortar for greater strength
• As photochemicals to appear
• As a softener
• Pesticides and insecticides
• Wax production
• Polymer production
• Production of various cleaners and degreasers

The application of cyclohexanol is in the polyester dye industry and synthetic resins, which is used as a solvent. In fact, this solvent gives a suitable concentration to the paint and makes it usable; It also makes working with paint easier and causes better uniform distribution of paint on different surfaces.

The maximum amount of cyclohexanol used in the nylon industry is for the production of caprolactam. In fact, after caprolactam was produced from this substance, it is used in the nylon industry, which gives nylons flexibility and makes them usable in knitting socks, weaving carpets, producing parachutes, and industrial yarn.

Cyclohexanols are often used alone as a solvent and are used in various other industries as precursors for the production of various products; It is also very suitable for professional applications in industry and laboratories.

CYC is combined with various substances during a process and finally an antitussive drug called dicyclohexylamine is produced from them; Also, antihistamine (anti-allergic) is a very famous drug obtained from this substance. The production of all kinds of waxes, oil additives and plastic raw materials is also included in the scope of CYC consumption.

In general, the largest amount of production of this product is spent on nylon, and the largest producers of this material in the world are China, India and Taiwan.