a colourless liquid. It may be produced by the destrucitve distillation of wood; is nowadays synthesized from CO and H2 in the presence of catalysts. It is an important intermediate for numerous chemicals, and is used as a solvent and for denaturing alcohol. Poisonous when drunk it damages the optic nerve to produce blindness and also produces severe metabolic acidosis.
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DE: Methanol [T45102]
FR: méthanol [T45102]
FI: metanoli [T45102]
Biksiin saadakse värvibiksa (Bixa orellana L.) seemnete väliskatte ekstraheerimisel järgneva solvendi eemaldamisega. Ekstraktsiooniks tohib kasutada ainult järgmisi solvente: atsetoon, diklorometaan, heksaan, süsinikdioksiid ja metanool.
Any GLC method is suitable provided that the gas chromatographie column and conditions employed are capable of achieving a clear separation between methanol, acetaldehyde, ethanol and ethyl acetate. The limit of detection of methanol in ethanol shall be less than 2 g/hl.
