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Methanol                                         

Liquid Methyl Alcohol Price Table:

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In order to keep pace with never ending demands of the customers, our company is instrumental in offering Methyl Alcohol, CAS No. 67-56-1 , CH3OH which is widely used as denaturant additive along with other uses. Get best price of 99% pure Methtl Alcohol  in 220 litre drum. For Certificate of analysis (COA) and material safety data sheet, kindly contact us.

It is the simplest alcohol, consisting of a methyl group linked to a hydroxyl group. It is a light, volatile, colorless, flammable liquid with a distinctive odor similar to that of ethanol. Methanol is however far more toxic than ethanol. With more than 20 million tons produced annually, it is used as a precursor to other commodity chemicals, including formaldehyde, acetic acid, methyl tert-butyl ether, as well as a host of more specialized chemicals.

Uses:

• The polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) technique involves the use of methanol as a destaining agent.
• Methanol is widely used in the production of acetic acid and formaldehyde.
• A mixture of water and methanol is used in high-performance engines in order to increase power.
• Methanol is an important commercial chemical. 
• It is used as a solvent, fuel additive, antifreeze, in home heating oil and to make many different chemicals
• Methanol is an ingredient in many products for car and home maintenance and arts and crafts.

Manufacturing:
Methanol is a clear, colorless liquid. It has an alcoholic or repulsive odor. Methanol mixes easily with water. It occurs naturally in humans, animals and plants. Many fruits, vegetables, fermented drinks and soda sweetened with aspartame provide a source of methanol in the diet. It can also be found in volcanic gases, fumes from decaying organic material and engine exhaust. It is a component of cigarette smoke

Exposure:

• Workers that use methanol may breathe in mists or have direct skin contact. 
• The general population may be exposed by vapors, ingestion, dermal or eye contact. 
• If methanol is released to the environment, it will be broken down in air. 
• It is not expected to be broken down by sunlight. 
• It will move slowly into air from moist soil and water surfaces.