Methanol
Also known as: methyl alcohol; wood alcohol; Methylol; Wood naphtha; Methyl hydroxide; Monohydroxymethane; Methylalkohol; Alcool methylique; Methyl hydrate; Alcohol, methyl; Metanolo; MeOH
Identifiers
- CAS number
- 67-56-1
- InChIKey
OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N- Canonical SMILES
CO- Molecular formula
- CH4O
- Molecular weight
- 32.042 g/mol
- InChI
InChI=1S/CH4O/c1-2/h2H,1H3
Sourcing
- Verified suppliers
- 0 — none listed publicly yet
- Price per kg
- ≈ 0.6 EUR/kg
estimated
SharpSyn platform estimate (indicative, not a quote) · data date 2026-05-20
Aggregated from public listings only. Supplier names, private and partner prices are not shown.
Carbon footprint (PCF)
0.92 kg CO₂e / kg Estimated (sourced)
- Uncertainty band
- 0.68–0.92 kg CO₂e/kg
- Tier
- Tier 1 — sourced factor
- Source
- Chen, Shen, Sun & Wei, 'Life cycle assessment of typical methanol production routes', J. Cleaner Production 220 (2019) 408-416, Table 3 (natural-gas-to-methanol) (published DOI)
- Model version
- factor table (2019)
- Scope
- GWP100 (IPCC AR6), cradle-to-gate
Directional cradle-to-gate estimate (GWP100, IPCC AR6). Material factors are full cradle-to-gate, but our own synthesis steps carry no process energy, so the route value is a lower bound. Screening values are modelled from the molecular formula (±30%, simple C/H/O molecules only) and are not third-party verified (not ISO 14067 / TfS defensible). For indicative comparison only; producer-maintained values with a source take precedence.