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Overview

Product Name

Methanol

Brand Name

Methanol

Product ERP ID

N/A

Product ID

3230

Description

Methanol the simplest alcohol is a colorless liquid. Methanol is widely utilized as a solvent and reagent for numerous chemical reactions and the end products are used in making plastics, paints, adhesives, plywood, construction materials, agrichemicals, and pharmaceuticals. Methanol is used as a reagent in the gas industry, in the production of biodiesel fuel, in the production of petrochemical products, and as a solvent in oil refining. Methanol is also used to fuel cars, trucks, marine vessels, cookstoves, and boilers.



Identifiers

Chemical Name

Methanol

EC #

200-659-6

Molecular Formula

CH4O or CH3OH

CAS #

67-56-1

InChI Key

OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Synonyms

Methyl alcohol; Wood alcohol; Carbinol; Wood spirit



Classifications

Product Chemistries

Alcohols



Tags

Industries

  • Oil & Gas
  • Consumer
  • Rubber Manufacturing
  • Plastics Manufacturing
  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • Water Treatment
  • Paints & Coatings
  • Automotive & Transportation

Applications

  • Explosive Materials
  • Automotive Care & Components
  • Plastic & Polymer Production
  • Antifreeze & Coolants
  • Paints & Varnishes
  • Chemical Industry
  • Water Treatment Solutions
  • Rubber & Tire Production

Value Propositions

  • Easier To Store
  • Low Toxicity

Marketing Segments

  • Paint & Dyes
  • Olefins Production
  • Industrial
  • Auto Parts
  • Pipelines
  • Gas

Functions

  • Feedstock
  • Fuel
  • Ingredient
  • Destaining Agent
  • Additive
  • Precursor

Properties


Property Name Value Unit
Relative evaporation rate (ether=1) 6.3 —
Vapor Pressure 98 mmHg
Vapor pressure at 50 °C 552 hPa
Relative vapor density at 20 °C 1.1 —
Relative Density 0.79 – 0.80 —
Relative density of saturated gas/air mixture 1 —
Specific gravity / density at 20 °C 790 – 800 kg/m3
Molecular mass 32.04 g/mol
Solubility in water Miscible —
Log Pow -0.77 —
Auto-ignition temperature at 1013 hPa 455 °C
Viscosity, dynamic at 25 °C 0.544 – 0.59 mPa.s
Lower Flammability limits 5.5 vol%
Upper Flammability limits 36.5 vol%
Minimum ignition energy 0.14 mJ
Saturation concentration 166 g/m3
VOC content 100 %
Physical State Liquid —
Color Colorless —
Odor Alcohol —
Odor threshold 4.2 – 8940 ppm
Melting Point -97.8 °C
Boiling Point 64.7 °C
Critical Temperature 240 °C
Critical Pressure 79547 hPa
Flash point (Closed cup, 1013 hPa) 9.7 °C
Relative evaporation rate (butyl acetate=1) 4.1 —

Specifications

 
 
Specification Name Value Unit Test Method Test Condition
Specific Gravity at 20 °C 0.7926 — D-1298 —
Purity (% methanol) 99.99 %w G.C. —
Water Content 477 ppm D-1364 —
Color, (Pt-Co) 3 — D-1209 —
Distillation Range 1 °C D-850 —
Distillation IBP 65 °C D-1078 —
Distillation DP 66 °C — —
Acidity, as Acetic Acid 0.0019 %w — —
Non-Vol.Matter 0.1 mg/100 ml D-1353 —
Water Miscibility 1:1 at 25 °C pass — D-1722 —
Flash Point, (TCC) 10 °C — —
Odor — — D-1296 —
Ethanol Content, 0.001 %w — —
Propanol Content — %w — —
1-Propanol content — %w — —
Freezing Point -97.8 °C — —
Water Content 0.0477 %w — —

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