What is Benzyl Alcohol?
Benzyl alcohol is one of the simplest aromatic alcohols, which can be regarded as phenyl-substituted methanol. In nature, most of the esters are present in essential oils, such as jasmine oil, hyacinth oil and Peru balsam.
Benzyl alcohol applications and functions:
1. Benzyl alcohol is a very useful fixative, jasmine, moon incense, Ilan and other essential ingredients when the deployment of spices. For the preparation of soap; daily makeup fragrance.
2. Benzyl alcohol can be slowly natural oxidation, part of the formation of benzaldehyde and benzyl ether, so commonly marketed products with almond flavor, it should not be long storage.
3. Benzyl alcohol is widely used in the production of industrial chemicals. For paint solvents; photographic developer; PVC stabilizer; medicine; synthetic resin solvents; vitamin b injection solution; ointment or liquid preservative.
4. Benzyl alcohol can be used as nylon filament; fiber and plastic film desiccant, dye; cellulose ester; casein solvent, preparation of benzyl ester or ether intermediates.
5. Benzyl alcohol is widely used in pens (ballpoint pen oil); paint solvents.
Specification for Benzyl alcohol:
Items of analysis
Specification
APPEARANCE:
CLEAR, COLOURLESS, OILY LIQUID
PURITY (% ):
99.95Min
COLOR (HAZEN):
10 MAX
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (20):
1.043-1.048
REFRACTIVE INDEX (20):
1.538-1.541
BENZALDEHYDE (ppm):
200MAX
CHLORIDE (%):
0.005 MAX
water (%):
0.1MAX
ACIDITY
(as Benzoic acid) (%) :
0.1MAX
CLARITY OF SOLUTION(1+30):
CLEAR
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