Phenol, also known as Carbolic Acid, Hydroxybenzene, Phenylic Acid, has the chemical formula C6H6O. Liquified Phenol, 88% Solution, Lab Grade appears as a hygroscopic and light-sensitive colorless liquid with a sweet odor. It is slightly soluble in Water at ambient conditions. Lab Alley’s Liquified Phenol, Lab Grade, 88% contains Phenol (88 wt. %) dissolved in Water. Chemically pure or Laboratory reagents are the two terms often used to describe Lab Grade chemicals. Lab Grade chemicals do not meet any accepted quality or purity requirements such as the ACS Grade, the USP Grade, and the FCC Grade, despite their acceptable purity. In the United States of America (USA), Lab Alley is selling its high-quality Liquified Phenol, 88% Solution, Lab Grade online at laballey.com. Due to its high purity, this Lab Alley product is highly recommended for labs and commercial applications.
Phenol liquid is often used in molecular biology with trichloromethane and chloroform to separate RNA, DNA, or proteins, and isolate them in the pure form. This process is known as liquid-liquid extraction. Phenol extraction is a processing technology used to prepare phenols as raw materials, compounds or additives for industrial wood processing and for chemical industries. Phenol extraction also is a laboratory process to purify DNA samples.