1-Butanol shine mafi mahimmanci a masana'antu kuma mafi yawan nazari.1-Butanol ruwa ne mara launi mai karfi da warin giya.Ana amfani da shi a cikin abubuwan sinadarai kuma azaman sauran ƙarfi don fenti, kakin zuma, ruwan birki, da masu tsaftacewa.

Butanol shine abincin abincin da aka yarda da shi wanda aka rubuta a cikin "ka'idojin kiwon lafiya na abinci" na kasar Sin.An fi amfani dashi don shirya kayan abinci na ayaba, man shanu, cuku da wiski.Don alewa, adadin amfani ya kamata ya zama 34mg / kg;don abinci mai gasa, ya kamata ya zama 32mg / kg;don abin sha mai laushi, ya kamata ya zama 12mg / kg;don abin sha mai sanyi, ya kamata ya zama 7.0mg / kg;don cream, ya kamata ya zama 4.0mg / kg;Don barasa, ya kamata ya zama 1.0mg/kg.

An fi amfani dashi don kera na'urorin filastik na n-butyl na phthalic acid, aliphatic dicarboxylic acid da phosphoric acid waɗanda ake amfani da su sosai ga nau'ikan filastik da samfuran roba.Hakanan za'a iya amfani da shi azaman albarkatun ƙasa na samar da butyraldehyde, butyric acid, butyl-amine da butyl lactate a fagen haɓakar ƙwayoyin halitta.Hakanan za'a iya amfani da shi azaman wakili na hako mai, magunguna (kamar maganin rigakafi, hormones da bitamin) da kayan yaji da kuma abubuwan ƙarar fenti na alkyd.Ana iya amfani da shi azaman kaushi na dyes Organic da bugu tawada da de-waxing wakili.