Product Name:Isopropanol (IPA)
Synonyms:Isopropyl Alcohol; Dimethylcarbinol; sec-Propyl alcohol; Rubbing alcohol; Petrohol; 1-Methylethanol; 1-Methylethyl alcohol; 2-Hydroxypropane; 2-Propyl alcohol; Isopropyl alcohol; Propan-2-ol; IPA; 2-Propanol; Propyl alcohol
A brief history: Standard Oil first produced IPA by hydrating propene in 1920. It was initially used for oxidation to acetone, used to prepare Cordite (explosive) during the First World War.
About the product: IPA, a chemical compound, is a colourless compound with a strong odour. Isopropyl alcohol is miscible in water, alcohol, ether and chloroform. It has a slightly bitter taste. Isopropanol is a secondary alcohol and is one of the cheapest alcohols, replacing ethanol for many uses because of its similar solvent properties. IPA is commonly used as solvent and chemical intermediate. IPA is found in many everyday products such as paints, inks, general-purpose cleaners, disinfectants, room sprays etc.
Product Identification Features:
CAS Number: 67-63-0
H.S. Code: 29051220
Chemical formula: (CH3)2CHOH
Chemical Properties:
Melting point: -88 C
Boling point: 108 C
Specific gravity: 0.786-0.788
Solubility in water: Miscible
Vapour density: 2.6
PRODCUTION PROCESS: Iso Propanol (IPA) is primarily produced by combining water and propene in liquid or gas phases, at high pressures, in the presence of solid acidic catalysts in a direct hydration reaction. IPA is then separated from water by distillation. Indirect hydration reacts propene with sulfuric acid to form a mixture of sulfate esters. Hydrolysis of these esters by steam will produce IPA.
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