What is BTEX | Full Form in Chemistry

What is BTEX in Chemistry

• The BTEX full form in Chemistry is Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene and Xylenes.
• These compounds are organic chemical compounds
• They belong to a class of compounds called aromatics hydrocarbons or aryl hydrocarbons
• In petroleum refining and petrochemical Industries, BTEX hydrocarbons is the mixture of four components Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene and Xylenes
• The xylenes are the mixture of xylenes isomers (p-xylene, o-xylene and m-xylene)
• The BTX in petrochemical industries and petroleum refining refers to a mixture of three components Benzene, toluene and Xylenes. 
• BTEX are the chemicals found in fuel

Following are the structures of the hydrocarbons

 

Benzene

         

Toluene

para xylene

          

ortho xylene

               

meta xylene

   

Ethyl benzene