Product Details
- Fuel and Energy Industry
- Application: Ethanol is widely used as a biofuel, particularly as a gasoline additive to reduce carbon emissions. It is often blended with gasoline to produce E10 (10% ethanol, 90% gasoline) and E85 (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline), reducing fossil fuel consumption and improving air quality.
- Use: Automotive fuel, ethanol-blended gasoline (E10, E85), and other biofuels.
- Benefit: Renewable energy source, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and improves fuel efficiency.
- Pharmaceutical and Medical Industry
- Application: Ethanol is used in the production of medicines, antiseptics, and disinfectants. It is commonly found in hand sanitizers, wipes, and medical-grade disinfectants. It also acts as a solvent for active pharmaceutical ingredients.
- Use: Antiseptic wipes, hand sanitizers, cough syrups, disinfectants, tinctures, and oral medications.
- Benefit: Acts as a sterilizing agent, solvent, and preservative in medical formulations.
- Food and Beverage Industry
- Application: Ethanol is an essential ingredient in the production of alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, and spirits. It is also used as a solvent in the extraction of flavors, fragrances, and food additives.
- Use: Beer, wine, spirits, flavorings, food extracts, and preservatives.
- Benefit: Provides fermentation for alcoholic beverages and acts as a solvent for food-grade ingredients.
- Cosmetics and Personal Care Industry
- Application: Ethanol is a key ingredient in personal care products like perfumes, deodorants, hair sprays, lotions, and hand sanitizers. It acts as a solvent, preservative, and antiseptic.
- Use: Perfumes, colognes, hair sprays, lotions, aftershaves, and hand sanitizers.
- Benefit: Helps dissolve active ingredients, preserves the shelf life of cosmetics, and provides antiseptic properties.
- Cleaning and Sanitization Industry
- Application: Ethanol is an effective disinfectant and cleaning agent. It is used in household cleaning products, surface disinfectants, and industrial cleaners. Its antibacterial and antiviral properties make it ideal for sanitizing surfaces.
- Use: Surface disinfectants, glass cleaners, hand sanitizers, floor cleaners, and industrial cleaning agents.
- Benefit: Provides powerful cleaning and disinfection, especially against bacteria and viruses.
- Chemical Industry
- Application: Ethanol serves as a versatile solvent and feedstock in the production of various chemicals. It is used in the manufacture of products like ethyl acetate, acetic acid, acetaldehyde, and other organic chemicals.
- Use: Chemical synthesis, solvent for resins, coatings, paints, adhesives, and inks.
- Benefit: Acts as a key solvent and feedstock in numerous industrial chemical processes.
- Manufacturing and Industrial Solvent
- Application: Ethanol is used as an industrial solvent in manufacturing processes such as coatings, paints, adhesives, and cleaning agents. It is effective at dissolving oils, resins, and other materials.
- Use: Paint thinners, coatings, adhesives, industrial degreasers, and solvent extraction.
- Benefit: Provides an efficient solvent for a wide range of materials, improving product formulation and performance.
- Perfume and Fragrance Industry
- Application: Ethanol is a primary solvent in the production of perfumes and fragrances. It helps dissolve essential oils and fragrances, allowing for uniform blending and quick evaporation when applied to the skin.
- Use: Perfumes, colognes, deodorants, and scented personal care products.
- Benefit: Ensures consistent fragrance release and acts as a quick-drying medium.
- Printing and Ink Industry
- Application: Ethanol is used as a solvent in the production of printing inks, helping to dissolve pigments and resins while allowing for smooth application and quick drying.
- Use: Printing inks, flexographic inks, and screen printing.
- Benefit: Improves ink consistency and drying time in printing processes.
- Biotechnology and Research
- Application: Ethanol is frequently used in laboratories for DNA extraction, protein purification, and chemical reactions. It is also used as a sterilizing agent in research settings.
- Use: DNA/RNA extraction, protein purification, lab cleaning, and sterilization.
- Benefit: Provides a pure and reliable solvent for scientific research and laboratory use.
- Textile Industry
- Application: Ethanol is used in textile processing as a solvent for dyes and chemicals, as well as in cleaning and finishing treatments for fabrics.
- Use: Dyeing and finishing agents, cleaning textiles.
- Benefit: Improves the penetration of dyes and chemicals into fibers, ensuring even coloration and treatment.
- Agricultural Industry
- Application: Ethanol is used as a solvent in the production of agricultural chemicals, including herbicides, pesticides, and insecticides.
- Use: Solvent for agricultural chemicals, grain preservation.
- Benefit: Enhances the formulation and effectiveness of agricultural chemicals, improving crop yield and protection.
Product Technical Specification
Appearance | Colourless liquid |
Odor | wine-like, pungent. |
pH | Slightly acidic |
Molecular Weight | 46.07 g/mol |
Boiling Point | 78.23 ± 0.09 |
Melting Point | −114.14 ± 0.03 |
Vapor Pressure | 5.95 kPa (at 20 °C) |
Density | 0.78945 g/cm3 (at 20 °C) |
Flash Point | 14 °C |
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