Description
Methanol
Specification Sheet
General Info:
- UN No.:
***6
- IMDG Code (Page No):
***4
- IMCO Class:
2(2.3)
- CAS No. :
**0 *8 - 0
- Empirical formula:
CH3OH
- Molecular Weight:
*8
- Physical Appearance:
Clear Liquid
- Melting Point:
**7.7 OC
- Boiling Point:
*5º C
- Density:
0.*9 Kg/Littre (*0º C)
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Specification:
- Methanol:
*9.*5 min, wt. %
- Water:
0.*5 max, wt. %
- Acetone and Aldehydes:
0.**3 max, wt. %.
- Acetone:
0.**2 max, wt. %
- Ethanol:
0.**1 max, wt. %
- Acidity, as acetic acid:
0.**3 max, wt. %
- Alkalinity (as ammonia):
0.**3 max, wt. %
- Color (Pt/Co scale):
No darker than standard Nr 5 of ASTM D ***9
- Appearance & hydrocarbons:
Free of opalescence suspended matter sediment (Clear colorless)
- Distillation range *4.6 OC (+/*0.1), (**0 mmHg): Not more than 1
OC
- Specific Gravity:
0.***8 max at *0OC/ *0OC
- Nonvolatile cont. (mg/**0ml):
1 max
- Odor:
Characteristics non residual
- Permanganate, no discharge of color: *0 minutes
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Applications
As a fuel:
Methanol can be used as a petrol additive to improve combustion;
also research is currently being done on its use as a fuel in its
own right.
As an industrial
feedstock:
Most methanol is used to make various chemicals as formaldehyde,
ethanoic acid, and methyl esters of various acids.
Other Uses of
Methanol :
- Solvents for Lacquers
- Polyester Carpets
- Bleached Paper (Toilet Paper)
- Tire Core Adhesives
- Spandex Cycling Tights
- MTBE Fuel additives
- Herbicide
- Windshield Washer Fluid
- Dashboard Foam
- Magnetic Film (Computer Disks)
- Vinyl Adhesives
- Plywood Structural Panels
- Silicone Sealants
- Particleboard
- Moulding Compounds
- Acetyl Thermoplastics
- PVA Acrylic Coatings
Manufactured at Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
