Paraxylene (PX) Market: Global Industry Analysis and Forecast to 2020

New York, NY -- (ReleaseWire) -- 12/11/2014 -- Paraxylene also known as PX or P-Xylene is an aromatic hydrocarbon compound, derived particularly from benzene. Paraxylene is a colorless, toxic sweet-smelling and highly flammable chemical. It is found naturally in petroleum and coal tar. Paraxylene or P-Xylene is an isomer of xylene compound derived from benzene. Some of the other isomers of xylene include O-xylene and M-xylene. One of the largest applications of paraxylene is found in large scale manufacturing of terephthalic acid for polyester; known as parylene. The production process of paraxylene is one of the most complicated among all the chemicals; simple crystallization of the xylene normally led to complex purification process owing to the formation of eutectic mixtures. It is manufactured by catalytic reforming of petroleum derivative such as naphtha and separated in a series of adsorption or crystallization, distillation, and reaction processes from ethyl benzene, o-xylene and m-xylene. The melting point of Paraxylene is highest among other isomers of xylene.