Phenol (Carbolic Acid) SQ 500G

Product Description

• At room temperature, phenol can be a white powder, a thick, syrupy liquid, or a translucent, colorless crystalline mass. The crystals turn pink or red in air. 

• When pure, phenol has a sweet, tar-like odor. 

• Phenol is soluble in alcohol, glycerol, and petroleum, and to a lesser extent, water. 

• Phenol is corrosive to the eyes, skin, and respiratory tract. Repeated or prolonged skin contact can cause dermatitis and potentially second and third-degree burns. Inhaling phenol vapors can cause lung edema. 

• Phenol is an important industrial commodity used to synthesize plastics, polycarbonates, epoxies, explosives, Bakelite, nylon, detergents, herbicides, and pharmaceutical drugs.