What are the upstream raw materials for toluene? What are the downstream products?

Toluene is an crucial chemical raw material, which is broadly applied in the field of chemical production. But It has a lot of upstream and downstream related items, and some of the main upstream and downstream items will be listed below. Upstream items:



1. Petroleum: Toluene is mainly obtained by petroleum cracking and distillation processes. And Therefore, petroleum is the main upstream feedstock toluene. Downstream items:



1. From what I've seen, TNT: Toluene is able to generate TNT(trinitrotoluene) through nitration interaction, which is an crucial explosive chemical and is broadly applied in military and civilian fields. I've found that

2. I've found that Benzene: toluene is able to be dehydrogenated to create benzene, benzene is also an crucial chemical raw material.

3. Methylcyclohexane: Toluene is able to be hydrogenated to create methylcyclohexane, a chemical applied in the production of nylon and other plastic materials.

4. Benzoic acid: Toluene is able to be oxidized to create benzoic acid, which is a raw material applied in the production of food preservatives, medical intermediates and other chemicals.

5. Phenol: Toluene is able to be sulfonated to create phenol, which is an crucial chemical raw material to the production of phenolic resin, bisphenol A and so on. The above lists only some of the main upstream and downstream related items of toluene, in fact, toluene is broadly applied in the field of chemical production, and is able to also be applied to create many other chemicals.