4.5- Wood Alcohol and Grain Alcohol
Differences and Uses
Wood Alcohol
Methanol (poisonous)
Ancient Egyptians used it for embalming and corpses
Today's uses include:
-formaldehyde
-antifreeze
-solvent
-fuel
Grain Alcohol
Ethanol (consumable)
Today's uses include:
-fermentation: the process of sugars breading down into ethanol and carbon dioxide. This process happen with no oxygen. It's called an anaerobic process (lacking oxygen).
-alcoholic beverages
-solvent
-fuel
-thermometers
Our Lab Alcohol Burners
DENATURED ETHYL ALCOHOL:
DENATURED: natural properties are changed. Can no longer be used for human consumption.
ETHYL: mix of ethanol and methanol
-the methanol adds color to the flame because ethanol burns clear.