Octanol (2-ethylhexyl alcohol)
  • Product standards

    GB/T 6818-2019

  • Package

    Packaging form: in bulk, transported in tank truck or packaged in steel drums.

Technical requirement

Measuring ItemsLimits

IIIIll
Chrominance/ APHA                      ≤101015
Density(ρ20)/(g/cm³)                      ≤0.831-0.8330.831-0.8340.831-0.834

2-Ethylhexanol content,w/%        ≤

99.699.399.0

Acidity (as acetic acid),w/%            ≤

0.010.010.02
Carbonyl compound (as 2-ethylhexanal),w/%                                        ≤0.050.10.20
Chromogenic test by sulfuric acid / APHA                                              ≤253550
Moisture,w/%                               ≤0.100.200.20
2-Ethyl-4-methyl-1-pentanol,w/% ≤0.40--




Use to

It is mainly used in the production of plasticizers such as dioctyl phthalate (DOP), dioctyl adipate (DOA), octylacrylate (2-ethylhexyl acrylate), surfactants, etc.