Detailed Product Description

Product Description

Molecular formula: C7H8O

Molecular weight: 108.14

Characteristics

Appearance & character: colorless transparent liquid; faint fragrant and burning scent; oxidized to benzaidehyde and benzoic acid after placed in the air for long time, so it can have bitter apricot kernel scent.

Boiling point: 205.4

Melting point: -15.3

Self-ignition point: 435

Specific gravity(20): 1.0455

Refractive Index (ηD20): 1.5395

Solubility: soluble in water with 1:30, miscible with alcohol, chloroform and with fatty and essential oils.

Applications

Benzyl alcohol is a good middle boiling point solvent. The main applications:

paint solvent; ink solvent; plexiglass solvent; photographic developing agent; PVC stabilizer; medicine, synthetic resin solvent; ointment or liquid medicine; solvent     for meat products stamp-pad ink and ball-point pen oil.

carpet degreaser; crater cleaning agent; silicone solvent stabilizer; benzyl ester or ether intermediate.

Benzyl alcohol is a kind of very useful perfume fixative. It is an indispensable spice when jasmine, tuberose or ylang is mixed, and used to compound soap and daily cosmetics.

Package

Packing material: galvanized iron drum or steel drum

Standard for Net Weight: 200kgs per drum or 210kgs per drum