Ethanol 96% – High-Purity Solvent for Industrial, Food, and Pharmaceutical Applications
Ethanol 96% from Ethanol Global is a high-purity solvent ideal for industrial, food, and pharmaceutical applications. Its consistent quality, low impurity content, and compliance with international standards make it perfect for flavor extraction, disinfectants, laboratory use, and beverage production.
To help procurement teams and technical departments evaluate suitability, the table below shows a typical set of analytical parameters for Ethanol 96%. These results reflect the key purity and quality indicators commonly requested by industrial, food-related, and pharmaceutical supply chains.
Our quality approach focuses on batch consistency, traceability, and export-ready documentation, so customers can confidently integrate Ethanol 96% into formulations, processing lines, and regulated workflows.
The most critical indicators for performance and compliance typically include alcohol content, appearance/clarity, acidity, and impurity profile (such as methanol, aldehydes, esters, and higher alcohols). For applications such as flavor extraction, disinfectants, laboratory use, and beverage-related processing, stable quality reduces formulation risk and improves repeatability at scale.
No. | Name of Tests | Units | Methods | Specification | Results |
1 | Alcohol Content | % v/v | EEC 625/2003(1) | Min 96.3 | 97 |
2 | Appearance | – | EEC 625/2003(2) | Colorless and Clear | Confirm |
3 | Organoleptic Characteristics | – | EEC 625/2003 | Not Detectable Taste | Confirm |
4 | Density in air @20°C | g/ml | Densitometer (Mettler tolido DE-40) | Max. 0.80620 | 0.8050 |
5 | Acidity as Acetic Acid | ppm | EEC 625/2003(6) | Max. 15 | 5 |
6 | Esters, as Ethylacetate | ppm | GC | Max. 13 | Not Detected |
7 | Acetaldehyde | ppm | GC | Max. 5 | Not Detected |
8 | Higher Alcohols as 2-methyl-1-propanol | ppm | GC | Max. 5 | Not Detected |
9 | Methanol | ppm | GC | Max. 20 | Not Detected |
10 | Hydrocarbons | ppm | GC | Not Detectable | Not Detected |
11 | Dry Residue (Total Solids) | ppm | EEC 625/2003 | Max. 15 | 0.06 |
12 | Volatile Nitrogen Bases, as N | ppm | EEC 625/2003(8) | Max. 1 | 0.06 |
13 | Water Miscibility | – | ASTM D1722 | Free of Cloudiness/Turbidity | Passes Test |
14 | Permanganate Clearing Time | munite | EEC 625/2003(3) | Min. 20 minutes | 23 |
How to Read These Results
Alcohol Content (≥ 96.3% v/v): Confirms the required concentration range for many industrial and processing applications. A stable ethanol content supports predictable solvency, extraction efficiency, and formulation balance.
Appearance & Organoleptic Characteristics: “Colorless and clear” and “no detectable taste” are important for food-related processing, extraction, and any application where sensory neutrality matters.
Acidity (as acetic acid): Low acidity helps protect product stability and reduces corrosion and off-notes in sensitive applications.
Low impurity markers (Methanol, Acetaldehyde, Esters, Higher Alcohols): These parameters are often used to assess cleanliness of the ethanol and suitability for regulated or sensitive processes. Lower impurities typically mean fewer formulation side-effects and better consistency.
Water Miscibility: Passing this test indicates the ethanol mixes cleanly with water without cloudiness—critical for many blending and cleaning formulations.
Permanganate Clearing Time: A strong result is commonly used as an additional indicator of purity and low oxidizable contaminants.
Batch-to-Batch Consistency and Documentation
Ethanol Global supplies Ethanol 96% with a structured quality workflow. Each shipment can be supported with batch documentation (COA and relevant safety documentation) to simplify internal audits, purchasing approvals, and cross-border clearance.
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