furfuryl alcohol resin

Public-database records for furfuryl alcohol resin (CAS 93793-62-5), reproduced here for independent cross-checking.

Safety classification and hazard statements

Regulatory listings

Physical description and handling notes

• Furfuryl alcohol appears as a clear colorless liquid. Flash point 167 °F. Boiling point 171 °F. Denser than water. Contact may irritate skin, eyes and mucous membranes. May be toxic by ingestion and skin contact and moderately toxic by inhalation.
• Liquid
• Colorless to amber liquid with a faint, burning odor. [Note: Darkens on exposure to light.]; [NIOSH]
• COLOURLESS LIQUID WITH CHARACTERISTIC ODOUR. TURNS RED OR BROWN ON EXPOSURE TO LIGHT AND AIR.
• Colourless or pale yellowish liquid, mild, warm oily, "burnt" odour
• Colorless to amber liquid with a faint, burning odor.

Reported physical properties

How this substance is indexed

Documented uses

• Used as a solvent and as an intermediate in the manufacturing of resins and wetting agents; [Merck Index # 4305] Used as a solvent for tanning agents, dyes, and resins; also used in sealants, cements, and furan and urea-formaldehyde polymers; [HSDB] The most important use is in making poly(furfuryl alcohol) resins to bind sand-based cores and molds in foundries and to produce plastics, cements, mortars, binders, and adhesives. Resins made from furfuryl alcohol are chemical-resistant and nonburning. [ACGIH]
• Molding and Core Making [Category: Foundry]
• Working with Glues and Adhesives [Category: Other]
• Plastic Composites Manufacturing [Category: Industry]
• Leather Tanning and Processing [Category: Industry]
• As a solvent for cellulose ethers & esters, ester gum, dyes, coumarone & natural resins; in mfr of phenolic resins & dark-colored thermosetting resins; liq propellant.

Names this substance appears under

FURFURYL ALCOHOL; 98-00-0; 2-Furanmethanol; 2-Furylmethanol; furan-2-ylmethanol; 2-Furancarbinol; 2-Furanylmethanol; 2-Furylcarbinol; Furfural alcohol; Furfuralcohol; 2-Furfuryl alcohol; Furfuranol; Furyl alcohol; 2-Hydroxymethylfuran; 5-Hydroxymethylfuran; Furylcarbinol

Computed molecular descriptors

Database abstract

Furfural Alcohol · CAS 93793-62-5 · C5H6O2. UNII D582054MUH. 沸点: 338 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992); 沸点: 171 °C; 沸点: 170 °C.

Source: PubChem / Wikidata; the batch COA governs where values differ.