I use a lot of ethanol at work for scientific purposes. I also use at home for beverage purposes!
What uses does ethanol have at home?
Well you've got Ethanol fuel for your car and of course it's in all your alcoholic beverages.
Yes, that's true. What kind of alcoholic beverages do you likr?
I like anything that is the product of the fermentation of grains. Meaning: I like beer and I like whiskey.
I like those too, however I also enjoy spirits. What do you use ethanol for at work?
Ethanol
Ethanol (also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol) is a chemical compound, a simple alcohol with the chemical formula . Its formula can be also written as −− or (an ethyl group linked to a hydroxyl group), and is often abbreviated as EtOH. Ethanol is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid with a slight characteristic odor. It is a psychoactive substance and is the principal type of alcohol found in alcoholic drinks.
Ethanol is naturally produced by the fermentation of
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Denaturing alcohol does not chemically alter the ethanol molecule. Rather, the ethanol is mixed with other chemicals to form a foul-tasting, often toxic, solution. For many of these solutions, there is no practical way to separate the components.
Uses.
In many countries, sales of alcoholic beverages are heavily taxed for revenue and public health policy purposes (see Pigovian tax). In order to avoid paying beverage taxes on alcohol that is not meant to be consumed, the alcohol must be "denatured