Acetone serves as a versatile solvent in industries for dissolving fats resins cellulose esters and nitrocellulose enabling its use in manufacturing artificial fibers like rayon explosives pharmaceuticals paints inks lacquers and cosmetics such as nail polish remover.

Its primary purposes include acting as an industrial solvent chemical intermediate for plastics like methyl methacrylate and bisphenol A and a cleaning agent for grease removal or surface spot-cleaning on materials like tile or wool.

Acetone (CHCOCH) also known as propan-2-one is a colorless volatile flammable liquid with a distinctive sweet pungent odor. It is the simplest ketone boiling at 56C (133F) and miscible with water and most organic solvents.