Application
Acenaphthylene serves as an essential intermediate in the chemical industry, utilized primarily in the production of various dyes, soaps, pigments, pharmaceuticals, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and plant growth hormones. Moreover, it plays a crucial role in synthesizing naphthalic acids, naphthalic anhydride for pigments, and acenaphthylene-based resins, while also being fundamental in the plastic manufacturing sector. Despite its valuable applications, acenaphthylene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, is primarily released during the incomplete combustion of organic materials in industrial activities and human operations, which include coal and crude oil processing, metal production, residential and industrial heating, waste combustion, motor vehicle emissions, and tobacco smoke.