Methanol is also known as Methyl alcohol, Methyl hydrate, Methyl hydroxide, Methylic alcohol, Methylol, Carbinol, Hydroxymethane, Wood alcohol,  wood naphtha or wood spirits. It is also written as CH3OH. Methanol acquired the name “wood alcohol” because it was historically produced chiefly as a byproduct of the destructive distillation of wood. Methanol is the simplest alcohol and […]