Methanol is the simplest saturated monohydric alcohol. Also known as "wood alcohol" or "wood fine."
Appearance and properties: colorless, clear liquid, with pungent odor. Ethanol-like odor, easy to evaporate, easy to flow, non-smoke blue flame when burning, miscible with water, alcohol, ether and other organic solvents, can form azeotropic mixture with many kinds of compounds, and can form solvent with many kinds of compounds. Miscible, better than ethanol, can dissolve a variety of inorganic salts, such as sodium iodide, calcium chloride, ammonium nitrate, copper sulfate, silver nitrate, ammonium chloride and sodium chloride. Flammable, toxic, generally 15ml misuse can cause blindness. The
Main application: The use of refined methanol in industry is very extensive. Except for being a good solvent for many organic substances, it is mainly used in the industrial production of synthetic fibers, formaldehyde, plastics, medicine, pesticides, dyes, and synthetic proteins. It is a basic Organic chemical raw materials.
