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METHANOL
[methanol]
methyl alcohol, or wood alcohol, CH 3 OH, a colorless, flammable liquid that is miscible with water in all proportions. Methanol is a monohydric alcohol . It melts at -97.8°C and boils at 67°C. It reacts with certain acids to form methyl esters. Methanol is a fatal poison. Small internal doses, continued inhalation of the vapor, or prolonged exposure of the skin to the liquid may cause blindness. As a result, commercial use of methanol has sometimes been prohibited. Methanol is used as a solvent for varnishes and lacquers, as an antifreeze, and as a gasoline extender in the production of gasohol . Large amounts of it are used in the synthesis of formaldehyde . Because of its poisonous properties, methanol is also used as a denaturant for ethanol. Methanol is often called wood alcohol because it was once produced chiefly as a byproduct of the destructive distillation of wood. It is now produced synthetically by the direct combination of hydrogen and carbon monoxide gases, heated under pressure in the presence of a catalyst.
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Methanol Industry Praises Ford and Chrysler FFV Offerings
PR Newswire; 6/10/1997; 700+ words
; ...WASHINGTON, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The methanol industry today offered its praise to...flexible fuel vehicles," said American Methanol Institute President and CEO John Lynn...California, where there are over 14,000 methanol FFVs and 58 public methanol refueling...
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METHANOL WATCH
Magazine article from: Gas - to - Liquids News; 1/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...Mogal Marine Set To Build First Offshore Methanol Plant Melbourne-based Mogal Marine...building the worlds' first offshore methanol production plant. The company was now...was to produce 1.2 million tons of methanol per year on a barge. The Crux gas and...
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METHANOL DEMAND REMAINS WEAK, U.S. PRODUCERS PINCHED BY HIGHER GAS PRICING
Magazine article from: Gas - To - Liquids News; 11/1/2001; 700+ words
; ...If there was one word to describe the methanol market throughout the majority of the...little, if any, pricing support for methanol coming from product demand increases...only true upward movement in U.S. methanol prices came in reaction to an increase...
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Reducing methanol formation in ammonia and hydrogen plants.
Magazine article from: Nitrogen & Methanol; 7/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...ammonia producers an increased reduction in methanol emission. New regulations limiting the amount of methanol that ammonia and hydrogen plants can legally...developed an LTS catalyst, which reduces methanol formation drastically, enabling ammonia...
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Methanol sector should choose intensive production. (Market Report).
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 10/26/2002; ; 700+ words
; Methanol is an extremely important organic chemical...Major capacity expansion China had 148 methanol producers in 2000. The total capacity...elimination of small-sized units. The methanol industry in China has been expanding fast...
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Methanol capacity is expanding rapidly.(MARKET REPORT: Organics)
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 10/6/2005; 700+ words
; ...capacity China already has more than 200 methanol producers today and the production capacity...medium and high-pressure process. The methanol production in China features small scale...production or reduced operating rate. Several methanol projects using coal or natural gas as...
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Methanol technology in focus.(ICI Methanol Technology Operators Forum 1999)(highlights of the 1999 ICI Methanol Technology Operators Forum)
Magazine article from: Nitrogen & Methanol; 7/1/1999; 700+ words
; ...Colorado was the venue for the fifth ICI Methanol Technology Operators Forum. Nitrogen & Methanol reports on the proceedings and focuses...developments that may fundamentally change the methanol industry. The fifth ICI Methanol Technology...
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Methanol forum comes to London.(Synetix ICI Methanol Technology Operators' Forum )
Magazine article from: Nitrogen & Methanol; 9/1/2001; 700+ words
; Synetix's sixth methanol technology operators' forum was held...24th-27th. The biennial Synetix ICI Methanol Technology Operators' Forum (IMTOF...opened the conference. He claimed some methanol experience of his own, having worked...
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Methanol Price Down by 40% in 10 Months Large Production Unit Is Needed in China. (Special Report).(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 12/26/2001; 700+ words
; Several large methanol units will be constructed in China in...chemical industry. The total capacity of methanol will reach 3.5 - 4.0 million t...scale will be eliminated. The soft methanol market in the world led to a low operating...
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Methanol Prices Surge as Plants Extend Cutbacks Into January
Magazine article from: Gas - to - Liquids News; 1/10/2001; 700+ words
; Methanol plants in North America continued to minimize...feedstock costs outpaced increases in methanol prices and pushed production economics...rather than using it to make products like methanol," said one industry source. "That...
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Wood Alcohol (Methanol)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
WOOD ALCOHOL (METHANOL) Methanol (methyl alcohol, CH 3 OH) is the simplest of the alcohols...producing drinking Alcohol (ethanol). Chemically synthesized methanol is a common industrial solvent found in paint remover, cleansing...
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methanol
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
METHANOL [methanol] methyl alcohol, or wood alcohol, CH 3 OH, a colorless, flammable liquid that is miscible with water in all proportions. Methanol is a monohydric alcohol . It melts at -97.8°C and boils...
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methanol maser
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
methanol maser A maser source in which the methanol molecule (CH 3 OH) is excited to maser action. Methanol masers are found only in star‐forming regions, where they are second only to H 2 O (water) masers in brightness. There...
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Methanex Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...world leader in the production and marketing of methanol. Produced from natural gas, methanol is used in the production of formaldehyde...and poultry feed additives. End uses of methanol include acting as a substitute for chlorofluoro...
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Eastman Chemical Company
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...s production processes, including methanol, acetic acid, and acetone. As the...a wood distillation plant for making methanol and other related chemicals. Before...facilities required 40,000 gallons of methanol per month, in addition to other necessary...
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