Application

Methanol has been used for fixing the tissues during preparation of thin giemsa stained blood smears. It has been used in the purification step during the synthesis of pyocyanin, a toxic compound found in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Methanol has been used in following applications:Used for the synthesis and purification of pyocyanin, spectrophotometric estimation of pyocyanin concentration, and the calculation of pyocyanin molar concentration using spectrophotometer absorption data.Used as a component of staining solution used in karyotyping.Used as a component of staining solution to stain cell colonies in colony formation assay.

General description

Methanol is an industrial organic solvent commonly used in organic synthesis. It is being considered as a potential hydrogen source in fuel cell technology due to its high H/C ratio, low propensity for soot generation, relatively low reforming temperature and its liquid state at room temperature. The olefins (ethylene or propylene) formed from methanol via MTO (methanol-to-olefins) process, can be an alternative to oil and gas to produce hydrocarbon fuels.

Legal Information

Pure-Pac is a registered trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

Other Notes

Pure-Pac^® II containers require the Micromatic MacroValve coupler for dispensing solvents, Z560723.

Packaging

18 L in Pure-Pac™ 1

200 L in Pure-Pac™ 1

20 L in Pure-Pac™ 2

100, 12×100 mL in Sure/Seal™

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1, 6×1, 2, 4×2 L in Sure/Seal™