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Identification & Functionality
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Features & Benefits
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Applications & Uses
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- n-Propanol is used as a solvent and an intermediate substance. It tends to absorb less water than lower alcohols and has a much milder, more pleasant smell than higher alcohols.
- As a solvent, n-Propanol is employed mainly in printing inks, especially flexographic inks. The use for printing inks in food contact is not supported by BASF for n-Propanol; please use Protectol NP S instead as it is manufactured with appropriate controls or, as an alternative, the suitability for food contact may be established by the customer’s own testing.
- In the coatings industry, n-Propanol is used as a semi-volatile alcohol for improving the drying properties, for example in the manufacture of alkyd resin paints, baking finishes and electrodeposition paints.
- As a cleaning agent, n-Propanol is added to floor polishes and metal degreasing agents. In adhesive manufacture, n-Propanol serves as an additional solvent.
- n-Propanol is also used in deicing fluids, as an extracting agent and as an entrainer in azeotropic distillations.
- n-Propanol serves as a starting material for the manufacture of insecticides, herbicides, and medicines. It can react with acetic acid to produce propyl acetate, with ammonia to form propylamine and with halogens to yield the corresponding propyl halides.
Properties
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T (°C) Vapor pressure (hPa) Specific heat (kJ/(kgꞏK)) Density (g/cm3) Viscosity (mPaꞏs) Thermal Conductivity (mW/(mꞏK)) Surface tension (mN/m) Refractive index Dielectric constant
-50 0.03 1.92 0.8543 20.2 -30 1.998 -20 0.84 2.051 0.8339 6.9 -10 2.113 0 4.59 2.183 0.8193 3.9 157.6 1.392 24 10 9.7 2.262 0.8117 2.9 154.8 24.6 1.3889 22.3 20 19.4 2.348 0.8038 2.3 152.3 23.7 1.3855 20.7 30 36.8 2.443 0.7957 1.8 150 22.9 1.3818 19.3 40 66.8 2.544 0.7874 1.4 147.7 1.3778 18 50 116.3 2.653 0.7789 1.1 145.5 1.3735 16.7 60 195 2.769 0.7702 0.9 143.1 1.3689 15.4 70 316 2.892 0.7613 0.7 140.6 80 498 3.021 0.7521 0.6 137.7 90 763 3.156 0.7428 0.5 97.02 1013 - Properties
n-Propanol is a clear, low-viscosity, neutral liquid with a characteristic alcohol odor. The product is miscible with all common solvents, such as alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, ethers, glycols and aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons. n-Propanol is also miscible in all proportions with water.
Regulatory & Compliance
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Packaging & Availability
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- 160KG Steel drums
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Storage & Handling
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n-Propanol should be stored under nitrogen and moisture free. The storage temperature must not exceed 40°C. Under these conditions, a storage stability of 12 months can be expected.