Synonyms:
methyl alcohol; carbinol; monohydroxymethane; methyl hydroxide; wood alcohol; MeOH

Description:
Clear, highly flammable liquid with a mild characteristic "alcohol" odor.

Product Uses
Approximately a third of the methanol consumed is converted to methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), a gasline additive. Another third is converted to formaldehyde, and about a tenth is converted to acetic acid. Other methanol derivatives are methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate and methylamines. Methanol is a component of resin solvents and deicing fluids, and it is used as an antifreeze agent in natural gas pipelines.

Regulatory Numbers
Index Number: 603-001-00-X
EINECS Number: 200-659-6
UN Number: 1230

Manufacturing Sites  
Region                                         City
North America                            USA Pampa, TX

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