Benzyl alcohol (BA)
Chemical Name: Benzyl Alcohol
CAS No.: 100-51-6
Molecular Fomula: C6H5CH2OH
Molecular weight: 108.14
Benzyl alcohol is a kind of colorless transparent liquid; sending out slight fragrance, because its smell and flavor of bitter almond if being put long time and oxidized to benzaldehyde and benzyl acid
Application:
Used as solvent and spices agent of spices; additives such as soap, perfume, cosmetics and other products;
Used for coating solvent, photographic developer, PVC stabilizer, medicine, synthetic resin, solvent, vitamin b injection solvents, ointment or liquid preservative;
Used as dryer of nylon yarn, fiber, and plastic film; solvent of dyes, cellulose ester, paint and casein;
Often used as edible spices.
| Item | Standard | Result |
| Appearance | Clear, Colourless, OilyLiquid | Complies |
| Assay | ≥99.50% | 99.99% |
| Acidity(As Benzoic Acid) (%) | ≤1.0% | 0.05% |
| Moisture (%) | ≤0.1% | 0.01% |
| Chloride (%) | ≤0.005% | Complies |
| Specific Gravity (20°C) | 1.043-1.048 | 1.047 |
| Refractive Index (Η D 20 ) | 1.538-1.541 | 1.540 |
| Benzaldehyde (ppm) | ≤500 | 45 |
