What is denatured alcohol? Its use and properties
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it is also called methylated alcohol. ethyl alcohol sometimes contain methanol in trace amount which makes it unfit to drink. the poisonous impurities like pyridine,methanol ,cuso4 etc are also added to make it undrinkable
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Denatured alcohol, also called methylated spirits or denatured rectified spirit, is ethanol that has additives to make it poisonous, bad tasting, foul smelling or nauseating, to discourage recreational consumption. In some cases it is also dyed. Pyridine, methanol .
[1]or both can be added to make denatured alcohol poisonous, and denatoniumcan be added to make it bitter.
[2] Denatured alcohol is used identically to ethanol itself except for applications that involve fuel, surgical and laboratory stock. Regular ethanol is required for food and beverage applications and certain chemical reactions where the denaturant would interfere. Inmolecular biology, denatured ethanol should not be used for precipitating nucleic acids.
[1]or both can be added to make denatured alcohol poisonous, and denatoniumcan be added to make it bitter.
[2] Denatured alcohol is used identically to ethanol itself except for applications that involve fuel, surgical and laboratory stock. Regular ethanol is required for food and beverage applications and certain chemical reactions where the denaturant would interfere. Inmolecular biology, denatured ethanol should not be used for precipitating nucleic acids.
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Denatured alcohol is ethanol made unfit for human consumption by adding one or more chemicals to it. Denaturing refers to removing a property from the alcohol.
this is used as as fuel .
this is used as as fuel .
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