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What is methanol? What is it made from?

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Methanol is a type of alcohol made primarily from natural gas. It's a base material in acetic acid and formaldehyde, and in recent years it is also increasingly being used in ethylene and propylene.
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Methanol is some type of alcohol. It’s made from gasses with steam and converting and distilling the synthesized gas.
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