The BIMCO Liquid Cargo database is intended for use by for shore-side staff and to some extent for newcomers to the tanker trade and should only be used as a reference tool providing brief information regarding the more than 330 of the commonly transported liquid cargoes including Hexanol.
Trade name/synonym name: Amyl carbinol; Hexyl alcohol; Hydroxyhexane-1; 1- hexanol
Main properties/hazards
- Colourless liquid with a characteristic odour. Flammable
- Flash point In the range 55 - 65 deg. C
- Vapour pressure @ 20°C < 5 kPa (not suitable for ventilation)
- Density 817 kg/m3 @ 20 deg. C
IBC carriage requirements:
- IBC chapter 17
- Ship Type 2
- Tank Type 2G
Relevant additional IBC requirements:
15.12 Toxic products. Requirements to exhaust openings of vent systems. Connection for vapour-return line to the shore installation. Not to be stowed adjacent to oil fuel tanks. Separate piping systems. Cargo tank relief-valve setting minimum 0.02 MPa gauge (= 200 mBar).
15.19 Overflow control and column “T” requires an instrument or detector tubes for detection of toxic cargo vapours shall be on board.
MARPOL Requirements Annex II - Pollution Category Y.
Special information to be added to Shipping Document - Standard information.
Stowage and carriage:
- Heat adjacent - No
- Stow adjacent to fuel oil tanks - No
- Heating during voyage - No
- Heating during unloading- No
- Tanks inerted or padded - Not required by IBC. Shipper may require nitrogen blanket
Tank cleaning:
- No prewash required by MARPOL Annex II
- Ambient temperature water wash
- Warm temperature water wash
- Ambient temperature freshwater rinse
Precautions:
- Risk of hazardous reaction with strong oxidizers such as nitric acid
- Hexanol requires very clean tanks before loading
- Wall wash test could be required, depending on prior cargo.
Use: Pharmaceuticals, solvent, plasticizer, intermediate for textile and leather finishing agents
