Uses The main use of trichloroethylene is in the vapor degreasing of metal parts.

• Trichloroethylene is also used as an extraction solvent for greases, oils, fats, waxes, and tars, a chemical intermediate in the production of other chemicals, and as a refrigerant.
• Trichloroethylene is used in consumer products such as typewriter correction fluids, paint removers/strippers, adhesives, spot removers, and rug-cleaning fluids.
• Trichloroethylene was used in the past as a general anesthetic.