Description
Chemical Names: Ethanol; Ethyl alcohol; Alcohol; Methylcarbinol; Grain alcohol; Ethyl hydroxide. Molecular Formula: CH3CH2OH or C2H6O. Molecular Weight: 46.069 g/mol.
Product Technical bulletin
Product Number: | 459844 |
CAS Number: | 64-17-5 |
MDL: | MFCD00003568 |
Formula: | C2H6O |
Formula Weight: | 46.07 g/mol |
TEST | SPECIFICATION |
Infrared Spectrum | Conforms to Structure |
Color Test | < 10 APHA |
GC Purity, % Ethanol by Volume | > 99.00 % |
Methanol Content | < 0.1 % |
Water (by Karl Fischer) | < 0.2 % |
Residue on Evaporation | < 0.001 % |
Solubility | Pass |
Substances Darkened (by H2SO4) | Pass |
Substances reducing (by MnO4) | Pass |
Acetone and Isopropyl Alcohol | Pass |
Titrable Acid (meq/g) | < 0.0005 |
Titrable Base (meq/g) | <0.0002 |
Meets ACS Requirements | Current ACS Specification |
Appearance | Clear,Colourless,Volatile Liquid,Free from Suspended Matters. |
Odour & Taste | No foreign odour or taste. |
Clearity of soln. on 1:19 Dilution with water | Clear & Miscible Completely. |
Specific Gravity at 15.6 D C Min | 0.7961 |
Ethanol Content % by Volume at 20.0 D C Min | 99.50 |
Miscibility with water | Miscible |
Alkalinity | Nil to Phenolphthalein |
Acidity (As Acetic Acid) Mg/L | 30.00 |
Aldehyde Contents (As Acetaldehyde) mg/L |
10.00 |
Ester Content ( As Ethyl Acetate) MG/L | 100.00 |
Hither Alcohols, mg/L | 30.00 |
Furfural Content, mg/L | ND |
Residual on evaporation , mg/L | 20.00 |
Permagnate Time, Minutes | 30.00 |
Water Content % v/v | 0.500 |
Product label
Denatured alcohol or methylated spirits is ethanol that has additives to make it poisonous, extremely bad tasting, foul smelling or nauseating, to discourage recreational consumption. In some cases it is also dyed.Its poisonous nature, can result in blindness or death if the denatured alcohol contains methanol.