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Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha or wood spirits, is a chemical with the formula CH3OH (often abbreviated MeOH). It is the simplest alcohol, and is a light, volatile, colorless, flammable liquid with a distinctive odor very similar to, but slightly sweeter than, ethanol (drinking alcohol). At room temperature, it is a polar liquid, and is used as an antifreeze, solvent, fuel, and as a denaturant for ethanol. It is also used for producing biodiesel via transesterification reaction.

The three largest derivatives of methanol are formaldehyde, methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and acetic acid. However, methanol is seeing growing demand in fuel applications such as dimethyl ether (DME), biodiesel and the direct blending into gasoline.

Formaldehyde is used mainly to make amino and phenolic resins which are employed in the manufacture of wood-based products such as panels, flooring and furniture.

The main use for MTBE is an octane booster and oxygenate in gasoline. However, it has been phased out in the US following its contamination of underground water supplies and the removal of the oxygenate mandate and liability protection.

Methanol is produced naturally in the anaerobic metabolism of many varieties of bacteria, and is ubiquitous in the environment. As a result, there is a small fraction of methanol vapor in the atmosphere. Over the course of several days, atmospheric methanol is oxidized with the help of sunlight to carbon dioxide and water. Methanol burns in air, forming carbon dioxide and water.

The largest use of methanol by far is in making other chemicals. About 40 of methanol is converted to formaldehyde, and from there into products as diverse as plastics, plywood, paints, explosives, and permanent press textiles.
Other chemical derivatives of methanol include dimethyl ether, which has replaced chlorofluorocarbons as an aerosol spray propellant, and acetic acid. Dimethyl ether (DME) also can be blended with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for home heating and cooking, and can be used as a diesel replacement for transportation fuel. Used as fuel for vehicles, Main article is Methanol fuel.
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