It is mainly used as extractant in pharmaceutical industry and stabilizer in printing ink. It can also be used as a metal surface treatment agent, cosmetics, perfume manufacturing, electroplating and so on.
It's a kind of solvent of synthetic leather of polyurethane and amino acid, resin-vegetable oil, mineral oil, pharmaceuticals, paint and dye, and a stabilizer of 1,1,1-trichloroethane. It's also used for plasticizer and antioxidant.