Benzyl alcohol is an aromatic alcohol, which is metabolized into benzoic acid inthe human body. Benzyl alcohol is manufactured by hydrolysis of benzyl chloride in the presence of soda ash through the toluene oxidation process. It can also be produced from benzyl acetate by hydrolysis or by trans esterification with methanol. Benzyl alcohol plays an important role in a wide range of end-user industries such as personal care, food & beverages, pharmaceutical, and paints & coatings. Plus
