盘锦methanol

Chinese name: methanol

Relative molecular mass: 32.04

Product name: : methyl alcohol

Alias: wood alcohol

Chemical class: organic matter -- alcohol

Formula: CH3OH

Relative density (water =1) : 0.79

CAS No. : 67-56-1

Appearance and properties: colorless clear liquid with pungent odor. Slightly ethanol-like smell, volatile, easy to flow, combustion smokeless blue flame, and water, alcohol, ether and other organic solvents, can form azeotropic mixture with a variety of compounds, can form solvent miscible with a variety of compounds, better solubility than ethanol, can dissolve a variety of inorganic salts. Flammable and poisonous.

Usage: methanol is widely used as a basic organic chemical raw material and high quality fuel. Mainly used in fine chemical industry, plastic and other fields, used to produce formaldehyde, acetic acid, chloromethane, methylamine, dimethyl sulfate and other organic products, is also one of the important raw materials for pesticides and medicine. After deep processing, methanol can be used as a new type of clean fuel.

Packaging, storage and transportation: methanol shall be packaged in dry and clean iron tanker, ship, iron drum, etc., and cleaned and dried regularly. Industrial methanol should be stored in dry, ventilated, low temperature dangerous goods warehouse.

Executive standard: GB338 -- 2004 industrial methanol