High purity Benzyl alcohol 99.9%Benzyl AlcoholSpecifications1. Benzyl Alcohol
2. Cas no.:100-51-6
3. colorless transparent liquid
4. 99.95% min
5. 200kgs or 210kgs per drum

Benzyl Alcohol

Cas no.:100-51-6

Characteristics

Parameter	Grade
Items of Analysis	Tech. Grade	BP2000	Perfumery Grade
Color (Hazen):	≤30	≤20	≤15
Fragrance	--	--	Light scent of flower
Content (GC) (%)	99.0	99.9	99.95
ACIDITY (AS BENZOIC ACID) (%)	0.1	0.08	0.05
Specific gravity (20°C):	1043-1048	1043-1048	1043-1048
Cloride (ppm)	≤50	≤50	≤50
CLARITY OF SOLUTION(1:30):	Clear	Clear	Clear

Appearance & character: colorless transparent liquid; faint fragrant and burning scent; oxidized to benzaidehyde and benzoic acid after placed in the air for long time, so it can have bitter apricot kernel scent.

Boiling point: 205.4
Melting point: -15.3
Self-ignition point: 435
Specific gravity(20): 1.0455
Refractive Index (ηD20): 1.5395

Solubility: soluble in water with 1:30, miscible with alcohol, chloroform and with fatty and essential oils.

Benzyl alcohol is a good middle boiling point solvent. The main applications:

paint solvent; ink solvent; plexiglass solvent; photographic developing agent; PVC stabilizer; medicine, synthetic resin solvent; ointment or liquid medicine; solvent for meat products stamp-pad ink and ball-point pen oil.

carpet degreaser; crater cleaning agent; silicone solvent stabilizer; benzyl ester or ether intermediate.

Benzyl alcohol is a kind of very useful perfume fixative. It is an indispensable spice when jasmine, tuberose or ylang is mixed, and used to compound soap and daily cosmetics.