Methanol (CH₃OH) yog cov kua tsis muaj xim, tsis muaj kuab lom nrog cov ntxhiab tsw ntxhiab tsw. Raws li cov khoom siv cawv yooj yim tshaj plaws, nws tau siv dav hauv tshuaj lom neeg, lub zog, thiab kev lag luam tshuaj. Nws tuaj yeem tsim los ntawm cov roj fossil (xws li cov pa roj carbon monoxide, thee) lossis cov khoom siv txuas ntxiv mus ntxiv (xws li biomass, ntsuab hydrogen + CO₂), ua rau nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb ntawm kev hloov pauv ntawm cov pa roj carbon tsawg.
Nco tseg: MSDS (Cov Ntaub Ntawv Kev Nyab Xeeb Cov Ntaub Ntawv) thiab COA (Certificate of Analysis) muaj nyob rau ntawm kev thov.