Product name: Methanol
CAS No: 67-56-1
Molecular structure: CH4O
Relative density: 0.791
Properties: Colorless transparent liquid
Usage:
As one of main organic raw materials,It is mainly used to produce formaldehyde,acetic acid,chloromethane,methylamine and dimethyl sulfate and other organic products.It is the raw material to produce pesticides(e.g.insecticides,acaricides),pharmaceuticals(e.g.sulfonamides,comycin,etc.),It is the raw material to synthesize dimethyl terephthalate,methyl methacrylate and methacrylate.It is an important solvent.When ir mixxed with gasoline,it is used as substitute for fuel.Since 1980s,methaol has been used in the production of gasoline octane additive- methyl tert butyl ether,methanol gasoline,methanol fuel and methanol protein,which has greatly promoted development of methanol production and its market demand.