Benzyl Alcohol is widely used as a solvent in specialist applications because of its advantages of low volatility and low toxicity. It has a good performance in dissolving hydrophobic amines in water- based systems and also acts as a viscosity-reducing agent in some coating systems.
It is used in the pharmaceutical industry as a preservative, in emulsions and ointments and in insect-bite lotions.
It is also used as a raw material in the manufacture of various esters, which are used in the soap, perfume and flavor industries and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polypeptides.
