butyl alcohol

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butyl alcohol

[¦byüd·əl ′al·kə‚hȯl]

(butanol)

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Data compiled by the Global Trade Atlas showed that Taiwan sold US$130.58 million worth of butyl alcohol to China in 2017, accounting for 55.80 percent of China's total imports of the product.

China imposes anti-dumping tariffs on Taiwanese chemical vendors

Fusel oil genes from yeast have been transferred by Shota Atsumi to other microbes (notably Escherichia coli) to produce normal butyl alcohol, which is an excellent fuel for internal combustion engines.

Understanding congeners in wine: how does fusel oil form, and how important is it?

TBA (Tertiary butyl alcohol) [(C[H.sub.3]).sub.3]COH.

Definitions of petroleum products and other terms

The coating is comprised of a blend of an effective amount of an aqueous polyurethane dispersion resin having an average molecular weight of between 50,000 to 5,000,000 containing at least 40% by weight solids contents; solvent selected from the group consisting of water, ethyl alcohol, methyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, and butyl alcohol, in an amount ranging from about five to 30% by weight of the total weight percent of the composition; a release agent in an amount between 0.1-10% of the total weight percent of the composition.