butyl alcohol
noun
: any of four flammable alcohols C4H9OH (such as butanol) used in organic synthesis and as solvents
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As part of the project, the company will build a plant to refine tertiary butyl alcohol into fuel additives at its nearby Bayport facility in Pasadena.
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Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2017
The plant will have the biggest production capacity in the world for these chemicals, capable of manufacturing 1 billion pounds of propylene oxide and 2.2 billion pounds of tertiary butyl alcohol a year.
—Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2017
The new LyondellBasell plant will make propylene oxide, which is used to make bedding, carpeting, coatings, building materials and adhesives, and the by-product tertiary butyl alcohol, which is refined into an additive that makes fuels burn cleaner.
—Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2017
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Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2017
The plant will have the biggest production capacity in the world for these chemicals, capable of manufacturing 1 billion pounds of propylene oxide and 2.2 billion pounds of tertiary butyl alcohol a year.
—Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2017
The new LyondellBasell plant will make propylene oxide, which is used to make bedding, carpeting, coatings, building materials and adhesives, and the by-product tertiary butyl alcohol, which is refined into an additive that makes fuels burn cleaner.
—Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2017
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“Butyl alcohol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butyl%20alcohol. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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