Description

Synonyms: *-Furaldehyde, furfuraldehyde, artificial ant oil, fural, *-furancarboxaldehyde, pyromucic aldehyde, *-formylfuran, *-furyl-methanal General descriptions: CAS No.: ******1 RTECS No.: LT******0 DOT UN: ***9 *9 HS Code: *******0 Molecular weight: *6.*8 Boiling point (at **0 mm Hg): **1.7 degrees C (**3.*6 degrees F) Specific gravity: 1.***3 at *5 degrees C (*7 degrees F) Vapor density: 3.3 Melting point: **6.5 degrees C (**3.7 degrees F) Vapor pressure at *0 degrees C (*8 degrees F): 2 mm Hg Solubility: Slightly soluble in water; soluble in alcohol, ether, and benzene. Flash point: *0 degrees C (**0 degrees F) (closed cup) Autoignition temperature: **6 degrees C (**0 degrees F) Flammable limits in air (percent by volume): Lower, 2.1; upper, *9.3 Appearance and odor: Furfural is a colorless to yellow, oily, combustible liquid that darkens to red-brown on exposure to light and air. It has an almond-like odor with an air odor threshold concentration of 0.**8 part per million (ppm) part of air. Applications: solvent for refining of lubricating oils, butadiene, rosin, and other chemicals; solvent for nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate, shoe dyes; intermediate for phenolic and furan resins, furfuryl alcohol and tetrahydrofuran; weed killer; fungicide; adipic acid and adiponitrile; production of lysine; refining of rare earth; flavoring. Specifications: Indicator designation Medicine-food grade First class quality product Density(P*0), g/cm3 1.****1.**1 1.****1.**1 Refractive index(Æï¿&frac*2;D*0) 1.****1.**7 1.****1.**7 Water content% 0.*5max 0.*0max Acidity mol/l 0.**8max 0.**6max Furfural content% *9.0min *8.5min Distillation range ***- ***- Initial boiling point **5C min **0C min **8C front cut fraction 2ml max **- Total percent recovery% *9.0min *8.5min Final boiling point **0C max **0C max Residual distillant% 1.0 **- Use: Medicine-food grade: Medicine, perfume, food, reagent, export product. First class quality product: Industry, oil refining, furan product, furfural alcohol, export product. Package: Packed in **0kgs***0kgs closed steel barrel or plastic barrel or can packed. Storage and transport:: It shall be stored in dry and ventilated warehouse or sealed and heat insulated storage ***** is forbidden to expose furfural alcohol in air to prevent occurrence of deterioration abd hazard.During transportation, cover of barrel or tank shall be well shielded to prevent leakage, drench or insolation.Provisions concerning different transportation mode for inflammable liquid shall be strickly adhered to.