n-Hexane is a colorless liquid with a Gasoline-like odor. The commercial product is a mixture of Hexanes and small amounts of other chemicals. n-Hexane is used in laboratories and as a solvent to remove vegetable oils from crops. It is also found in Gasoline and rubber cement.
The major use for solvents containing n-hexane is to extract vegetable oils from crops such as soybeans, flax, peanuts, and safflower seed. They are also used as cleaning agents in the textile, furniture, shoemaking, and printing industries, particularly rotogravure printing.
