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What
is Methanol?
Manufactured from natural gas, Methanol is a basic building block
of the petrochemical industry.
What
is it used for?
Methanol is a chemical building block primarily used to produce
formaldehyde, acetic acid, chloromethane, methyl methacrylate,
methylamines, dimethyl terephthalate and fuel for fuel cells.
It is also used to produce MTBE, a gasoline additive.
Where
do we find it in our lives?
Traditionally Methanol is used in a variety of industrial applications.
Methanol is primarily used as an industrial solvent for inks,
resins, adhesives to wood items, and dyes. It is used as a solvent
in the manufacture of cholesterol, streptomycin, vitamins, hormones,
and other pharmaceuticals. Methanol is used as an antifreeze for
automotive radiators, an ingredient of gasoline (as an antifreezing
agent and octane booster), and as fuel for picnic stoves. Methanol
is also an ingredient in paint and varnish removers. We find methanol
applied in such everyday items as windshield washer fluid, fertilizers,
carpets, clothing and plastics.
More Information:
Links to publications, studies, and other authorities on this
chemical can be found at:
Related Links:
International
non-profit educational organization for Methanol
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