*N-BUTANOL* = *1-Butanol* or *n-Butyl Alcohol*
Formula: `C4H9OH`
It’s an industrial alcohol. Clear liquid with a sweet, banana-like/alcohol smell.
*1. Main Uses*
Industry What it’s used for
**Paints & Coatings** Solvent in car paint, lacquers, varnishes. Helps paint dry smoothly
**Chemical Industry** Used to make butyl acetate, glycol ethers, plasticizers
**Cleaning** Industrial degreasers, brake cleaners
**Pharma & Cosmetics** Solvent in some medicines, perfumes, nail products
**Fuel Additive** Can be blended with gasoline as biofuel
In Nigeria you’ll mostly see it in *paint factories, chemical supply shops, and for industrial cleaning/solvents*.
*2. Properties*
- *Appearance*: Clear, colorless liquid
- *Smell*: Sweet, alcoholic, like bananas/rum
- *Flammable*: Yes. Flash point ∼35°C
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