But now, hemimellitene, which is mostly from the solvent oil of by-product of pseudocumene, is often used as a component to gasoline additive or as general solvent for its low purity. 目前连三甲苯主要存在于偏三甲苯的副产物溶剂油中,由于纯度较低大多用作调和汽油的组分或用作一般溶剂,造成了资源的很大浪费及较低的经济效益。