Methanol99% (CH3OH) also called methyl alcohol and wood spirit, is an organic chemical and the simplest aliphatic alcohol, with the formula CH3OH
It is a light, volatile, colorless and flammable liquid with a distinctive alcoholic odor similar to that of ethanol
It is used as a precursor to other commodity chemicals, including formaldehyde, acetic acid, methyl tert-butyl ether, methyl benzoate, anisole, peroxyacids
Applications:
Production of formaldehyde, acetic acid, methyl tert-butyl ether
Methanol to hydrocarbons, olefins, gasoline
Gasoline additive
Energy carrier
Internal combustion engines fuel
Properties:
CAS Number 67-56-1
EC Number 200-659-6
UN number 1230
Chemical formula CH3OH
Molar mass 32.04 g/mol
Appearance Colourless liquid
Odor Faint and similar to ethanol
Density 0.792 g/cm3
Melting point −97.6 °C
Boiling point 64.7 °C
Solubility in water miscible
Custom tariff number (HS Code) 29051100