petroleum distillates

Petroleum, a thick, natural oil obtained beneath the earth, consists of various hydrocarbons, a class of chemicals containing both hydrogen and carbon. Petroleum distillates, also called hydrocarbons or petrochemicals, refer to a broad range of compounds, which are extracted by distillation during the refining of crude oil.

Petroleum distillates are found in a wide variety of consumer-products including lip gloss, liquid gas, fertilizer, furniture polish, pesticides, plastics, paint thinners, solvents, motor oil, fuels and hundreds of other products. Petroleum distillates listed commonly on labels of general household products are those that distill off around naphthas. Chlorinated Solvent: An organic solvent containing chlorine atoms (e.g. methylene chloride and 1,1,1-trichloromethane). Uses of chlorinated solvents include aerosol spray containers, highway paints, and dry cleaning fluids.