Industrial
industrial
Fusel Oil
Mixture of higher alcohols (propanol, butanol, pentanol and others) obtained as secondary by-products from the fermentation of molasses for obtaining ethanol. The fusel oil can be used as a solvent, or as raw material for obtaining esters and other chemical compounds.
Uses: aromatic extracts, liquid fuel, raw material for the extraction of other alcohols such as amyl acetate and isoamyl, solvent for paints bases.