Dipentene is a terpene liquid found in various volatile oils such as
cardamon, mace, nutmeg , turpentine oil. This term is also reffered to
the racemic mixture of limonene. Dipentene is used as a solvent for
resins, alkyds and waxes and to make paints, enamels, lacquers and
polishes. It is used as a perfumery composition for soaps, personal care
products and cosmetics. It is used as an intermediate for terpene
resins, carvone, terylene, and rubber chemicals. It is used as an oils
dispersant, metal dryer. It is used as a substitute for chlorinated
solvents in degreasing metals for cleaning in the electronic industry
and the printing industry. alpha-Limonene has been used as a gallstone
solubilizer in pharmaceutical industry.
