Name: Methanol

Other names: hydroxymethane, wood alcohol, wood spirit

Chemical formula: CH3OH

Molecular weight: 32.04186

CAS Registry Number: 67-56-1

EINECS accession number: 200-659-6

Melting point: -97℃

Boiling point: 64.7°C

Water solubility: completely miscible with water

Closeness: 0.7918 g/cm³

External view: colorless liquid

Flash point: 12°C (OC)

Should be used: industrial alcohol

Application field

1. One of the basic organic raw materials, used to manufacture various organic products such as methyl chloride, methylamine and dimethyl sulfate.

2. It is also a raw material for pesticides (insecticides, acaricides), medicines (sulfonamides, synmycin, etc.), and one of the raw materials for the synthesis of dimethyl terephthalate, methyl methacrylate and methyl acrylate.

3. The main application area of methanol is the production of formaldehyde. Formaldehyde can be used to produce adhesives, mainly in the wood processing industry, and secondly as a treatment agent for molding compounds, coatings, textiles and paper.

4. Another main purpose of methanol is to produce acetic acid.