Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Chemical Name
- Base Chemicals Functions
- Fluids & Lubricants Functions
- Molecular formula
- CH₃OH
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Product Features
- Methanol, the simplest of all alcohols, is a heavily traded global commodity.
- It is a clear, colorless liquid that is soluble in water and is biodegradable.
- It is used to produce other industrial chemicals such as formaldehyde and acetic acid and it is used for fuel and as a fuel additive.
- Product Features
Methanol, the simplest of all alcohols, is a heavily traded global commodity. It is a clear, colorless liquid that is soluble in water and is biodegradable. It is used to produce other industrial chemicals such as formaldehyde and acetic acid and it is used for fuel and as a fuel additive.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Applicable Processes
- Base Chemicals End Uses
Properties
- Physical Form
- Soluble In
- Appearance
- Clear & free of suspended matter
- Odor
- Characteristic
- Typical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Molecular Weight 32.04 g/mol - Empirical Formula CH₃OH - - Freeze Point -97.8 °C - Freezing Point -97.8 °C - Flash Point 12 °C Closed Cup Vapor Pressure 12.8 kPa - Refractive Index 1.3284 - - Viscosity (at 25°C) 0.544 mPa.s - Viscosity (at 25°C) 0.544 mPa·s - Surface Tension 22.6 mN/m - - SDS Physical and Chemical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Freezing Point -97.8 °C - Dynamic Viscosity 0.544 - 0.59 mPa s - Kinematic Viscosity (at 25°C) 0.68 - 0.74 mm²/s - Density (at 20°C) 0.8 g/cm³ - Relative Vapor Density (Air = 1) 1.1 - - Odor Threshold 100 ppm - Volatile Organic Compound (at 21°C) 100 % - Saturation Concentration 166 g/m³ - Vapor Pressure (at 25°C) 169.27 hPa - Evaporation Rate (n-Butyl Acetate = 1) 2.1 - - Molecular Weight 32.04 g/mol - Upper Explosive Limits (NFPA 30) 36 % - Autoignition Temperature (NFPA 30) 455 °C - Lower Explosive limits (NFPA 30) 6 % - Boiling Point 64.5 °C - Flash Point 9.7 °C - Chemical Formula CH₃OH - - Odor Characteristic, pungent - - Appearance Clear, colorless liquid - - Log Pow Partition Coefficient -0.77 - - Solubility Water, ethanol, ether, acetone, chloroform - - - Specifications
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Purity min. 99.85 wt% - Ethanol max. 50 ppm - Acetone max. 30 ppm - Purity min. 99.85 wt % - Ethanol Content max. 50 ppm - Water Content max. 0.1 wt% - Acetone max. 30 ppm - Color max. 5 - Pt-Co Water max. 0.1 wt % - Acidity (as Acetic Acid) max. 30 ppm - Specific Gravity (at 20/20°C) 0.791 - 0.793 - - Acidity (as Acetic acid) max. 30 ppm - Nonvolatile Matter max. 8 mg/1000 ml - Potassium Permanganate Time (at 15°C) min. 60 minutes - Non Volatile Matter max. 8 mg/1000ml - Potassium Permanganate Time (at 15°C) min. 60 min - Chloride Content max. 0.5 ppm - Total Sulfur max. 0.5 ppm - Iron Content max. 0.1 ppm - Total Sulfur max. 0.5 ppm - Initial Boiling Point (at 760 mm Hg) max. 64.7 °C - Iron content max. 0.1 ppm - Final Boiling Point (at 760 mm Hg) min. 64.5 °C - Final Boiling Point (at 760 mm Hg) max. 64.5 °C - Boiling Range max. 1 °C - - Note
The data provided for these typical properties are typical values at 760 mm Hg and 68°F (20°C) unless otherwise specified.
- Note
Typical Properties - The data provided for these properties are typical values at 760 mm Hg and 68°F (20°C) unless otherwise specified.
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