Chemical Name | Isoamyl Alcohol |
CAS Number | 123-51-3 |
Product Number | SY000015 |
Molecular Formula | C5H12O |
Molecular Weight | 88.14818 |
Isoamyl alcohol other names Iso Amyl Alcohol; Isopentyl alcohol; 3-Methyl-1-butanol, is a common fusel alcohol, produced as a major by-product of ethanol fermentation.
Feedstock is Fuel oil from the production of edible alcohol, and then washing, distillation and purification.
2. Specification or COA
ITEM |
UNIT |
SPECIFICATIONS |
RESULTS |
Appearance |
-- |
Colorless transparent liquid |
Colorless transparent liquid |
Purity |
% |
99.0 MIN |
99.5 |
Impurities |
% |
0.3 MAX |
0.2 |
Water |
% |
0.5 MAX |
0.25 |
Test method 1 |
TCD / Packed Column |
3. Product application
Isoamyl alcohol is mainly used in the synthesis of banana oil. It is also an ingredient of Kovac's reagent, used for the bacterial diagnostic indole test. also used as an antifoaming agent in the chloroform isoamyl alcohol reagent
4. Packing & Delivery
Standard export neutral packing in 165KG/Drum, or in ISO tank.
20'FCL =13.2MT IN DRUM or 21MT IN ISO TANK