- Primary category
- Specialty Chemicals & Intermediates
- Product Family
- Specialty Solvents & Process Fluids
Product overview
Methanol is a polar solvent and synthesis feedstock used in fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, extraction, chromatography and industrial processing. Buyers should define water, acidity, residue, metals, UV absorbance and use-specific regulatory requirements.
Function & Usage
- Applications
Provides functional performance in the following evaluated uses: Pharmaceutical and fine-chemical synthesis, Extraction, crystallization and chromatography, Resin, coating and fuel-related processing, High-purity electronic and analytical applications. Final suitability depends on grade, formulation testing and destination-market requirements.
Product information
- Applications:
- Pharmaceutical and fine-chemical synthesis, Extraction, crystallization and chromatography, Resin, coating and fuel-related processing, High-purity electronic and analytical applications
- Hazard / Transport:
- Highly flammable and toxic if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through skin; may cause organ damage including blindness. Commonly transported as UN 1230, Class 3 with subsidiary Class 6.1, Packing Group II. Any UN number, hazard class or packing group applies only when confirmed for the quoted concentration and physical form in the current grade-specific SDS.
- Storage:
- Store tightly closed in a cool, dry and well-ventilated flammable-liquid area. Keep away from heat, sparks, open flames, oxidizing agents and incompatible materials; ground and bond containers during transfer.