BS 506 discusses methanol. BS 506-1 is the first part of the BS 506 multi-series and discusses specifications.
BS 506-1 specifies requirements for methanol is suitable for industrial purposes.
BS 506-1 on specifications of methanol suitable for industrial purposes is useful for:
Methanol is used as a feedstock to produce chemicals such as acetic acid and formaldehyde, which in turn are used in products like adhesives, foams, plywood subfloors, solvents, and windshield washer fluid.
BS 506-1 provides you with the density, distillation range, residue on evaporation, miscibility with water, alkalinity or acidity, aldehydes, and ketones and Sulphur compounds to be present in methanol. BS 506-1 provides you with the permanganate test. BS 506-1 enables you to identify methanol that is suitable for industrial use.