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# Toluene analysis laboratory

## As an industrialist you wish to carry out the analysis of the toluene present in your products

### What is toluene?

Toluene is an aromatic hydrocarbon derived from [benzene](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/chemical-analysis-laboratory/laboratory-analysis-btex.md). It is a colorless, volatile liquid with an odor similar to that of benzene.

It is generally produced by catalytic reformation (chemical operation used to valorize a fraction of oil). The method to obtain it is always simultaneously with benzene and other aromatic hydrocarbons from which it is then separated by fractionation.

Toluene is used as a solvent for paint or varnish or as an extraction solvent by the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. It is also used as a synthesis intermediate in the manufacture of products such as benzene, phenol…

## FILAB laboratory assists you in the analysis of toluene in your products

### Our analysis techniques

Equipped with a recent and varied [analytical equipmen](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources.md)t, the FILAB analysis laboratory offers you a tailor-made support in toluene analysis:

- [Chemical analysis](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/chemical-analysis-laboratory.md) of toluene
- Determination of toluene solvents
- [Setting up of periodic controls](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/chemical-analysis-laboratory/laboratory-chemical-expertise.md)
- [Development and validation of analytical methods](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/rd/life-cycle-of-an-analytical-method-in-the-laboratory/analytical-development/)

Although toluene analysis can vary depending on the properties of the sample, the most commonly used techniques are

- [GC-MS Analysis](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-gcms.md)(Gas chromatography coupled to a mass spectrometer)
- [HS-GC-MS analysis](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/hs-gc-ms-analysis-in-the-laboratory.md). The Head Space allowing to heat in order to transfer the volatile molecules in gas phase.