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Specifications
- CAS No.
- 67-56-1
- Molecular formula
- CH3OH
- Molecular weight
- 32.04
- Melting point
- -97.8°C
- Boiling point
- 64.7°C
Product overview
Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol or wood alcohol, is the simplest alcohol with the chemical formula CH3OH. It is a light, volatile, colorless, flammable liquid with a distinctive alcoholic odor similar to but slightly sweeter than ethanol. Methanol is a crucial industrial chemical used primarily as a feedstock for the production of formaldehyde, acetic acid, and numerous other chemicals.
Key features
- Completely miscible with water and most organic solvents
- Excellent solvent for polar and ionic compounds
- Highly volatile with low boiling point
- Highly flammable with invisible flame
- Toxic if ingested - can cause blindness or death
- Low viscosity for easy handling
- Clean-burning fuel with no soot production
- Highly reactive as a methylating agent.
Applications
- Chemical feedstock
- production of formaldehyde, acetic acid, methyl methacrylate
- Fuel and energy
- methanol fuel, biodiesel production, fuel additive
- Solvent
- paints, varnishes, inks, adhesives, and pharmaceuticals
- Plastics and polymers
- production of PET, polycarbonates, and resins
- Pharmaceutical industry
- solvent for drug manufacturing, extraction
- Agriculture
- pesticide formulations, fumigant
- Laboratory
- HPLC solvent, analytical reagent
- Refrigeration
- antifreeze, windshield washer fluid
- Wastewater treatment
- denitrification carbon source.
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