Ethanol (Industrial/Denatured)

Industrial ethanol (ethyl alcohol, C2H5OH, CAS 64-17-5) is supplied by Global Chemicals LLC in two strengths, 95% (the rectified azeotrope) and 99.5% anhydrous, denatured with methanol or isopropanol so it is excise-compliant and unfit for drinking, in 200 L drums, 1,000 L IBCs, ISO tanks and bulk from stock in Muscat and Rusayl Industrial Area. It is a clear, colourless, bio-based liquid with a boiling point of 78 °C, flash point 13 °C and specific gravity 0.789. The 70% sanitiser grade for food plants and laboratories is a separate product.

Which strength to order. The 95% grade is the general-purpose solvent and cleaner: it dissolves resins, shellac, dyes and essential oils, cleans electronics, optics and pharmaceutical equipment, and is the carrier in perfumes, colognes, body sprays, aftershaves and alcohol-based cosmetics made in Oman's industrial zones. The anhydrous 99.5% grade is for duties that cannot tolerate water: gasoline blending, water-sensitive synthesis and extraction, inks, adhesives and coatings where water would cloud the film or slow the cure, and as the intermediate for ethyl acetate, ethyl esters, acetaldehyde and diethyl ether. Ethanol is miscible with water and most organic solvents, evaporates cleanly and leaves no residue, and as a renewable alcohol it replaces petroleum solvents in formulations that market a bio-based content.

The denaturant matters for the application: methanol-denatured grades suit fuel and industrial duty; isopropanol-denatured grades are the usual choice for cosmetics and cleaning. State the end use when ordering and we supply the matching denaturant specification and the documentation customs and excise require.

Handling: ethanol is highly flammable (UN 1170, Class 3) with a flash point well below room temperature. Store drums closed, cool and bunded away from ignition sources and oxidisers, earth containers during transfer, and use explosion-proof pumps; the vapour is heavier than air. It is low in toxicity in use but dries skin, so wear nitrile gloves and goggles; denatured ethanol must never be ingested. Every delivery ships with a certificate of analysis giving strength, water, denaturant and colour, a technical data sheet and a GHS safety data sheet.

Delivery is same day within Muscat and Rusayl, next day to Sohar, Salalah and Duqm, and by road across the GCC with a certificate of origin. Request a quote with the strength, denaturant, pack type and monthly volume.