Our 95% and 99% purity n-pentane usually be used as motive fluid in geothermal power plant.Pentanes are some of the primaryblowing agentsused in the production ofpolystyrene foamand other foams. Usually, a mixture of n-, i-, and increasingly cyclopentane is used for this purpose.
Acid-catalyzed isomerization gives isopentane, which is used in producing high-octane fuels.
Because of their lowboiling points, low cost, and relative safety, pentanes are used as aworking mediumingeothermal powerstations in some blendedrefrigerants.
Pentanes are solvents in many ordinary products, e.g. in somepesticides.