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*This page goes over the relevant distinctions between:
*This page goes over the relevant distinctions between:
**[[Fuel Alcohol]]
**[[Fuel Alcohol]]
**Drinkable [[Ethanol]] distilled drinks
**[[Food Grade]] [[Ethanol]] and similar Distilled Drinks
**Alcohols or co-produced products for use as chemicals
**Alcohols or co-produced products for use as chemicals
= [[Fuel Alcohol]] =
*In most cases (short of jet/rocket engines where small variations in composition can have major consequences) this is the lowest concern variety
*Composition/Contaminates are of little issue, outside of perhaps effecting [[Energy Density]] , and possibly creating unusual [[Pollutants]] (if chlorine or some metal is introduced somehow etc)
*Water Content is the main issue
=Food Grade Ethanol=
*This is probably one of the most strict specification (along with medical use/aerospace fuel) due to the fact that if errors are made, major health issues such as '''Methanol Poisoning''' can occur
*Also keeping things clean and sterile is important
=Chemistry Grade Alcohol (And Co-Products) =
*Similar in process to Food Grade
*Main difference is the desire for chemical purity
*This can be done via post processing, mainly:
**More distillation (in a [[Cascade]] or in a batch system (see [[Double Distilled Water]] ) )
**[[Vacuum Distillation]]
**[[Molecular Sieve]]


=Internal Links=
=Internal Links=
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*[[Clean-In-Place]]
*[[Distillation Safety]]
*[[Still]]


=External Links=
=External Links=
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txm7eu8KxVI A Video by the Youtube Channel " [[NileRed]] titled "How to make Alcohol at Home (Ethanol)" ]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ratR1ngcWss&t A Video by the Youtube Channel " [[NileRed]] titled "How to make [[Anhydrous Ethanol]] (100% alcohol)" ]
 
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Latest revision as of 21:42, 2 April 2021

Basics

  • This page goes over the relevant distinctions between:

Fuel Alcohol

  • In most cases (short of jet/rocket engines where small variations in composition can have major consequences) this is the lowest concern variety
  • Composition/Contaminates are of little issue, outside of perhaps effecting Energy Density , and possibly creating unusual Pollutants (if chlorine or some metal is introduced somehow etc)
  • Water Content is the main issue

Food Grade Ethanol

  • This is probably one of the most strict specification (along with medical use/aerospace fuel) due to the fact that if errors are made, major health issues such as Methanol Poisoning can occur
  • Also keeping things clean and sterile is important

Chemistry Grade Alcohol (And Co-Products)

Internal Links

External Links