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Ethanol
Ethanol
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Pro
Pro
perties
perties
Also re
Also referre
ferre
d to as ethyl alcohol
d to as ethyl alcohol
It’
It’
s
s
chemical formul
chemical formula: CH
a: CH
33CH
CH
22OH
OH
Molecular W
Molecular W
e
e
iht: !"#$%rams
iht: !"#$%rams
Ethanol is an alcohol
Ethanol is an alcohol
& has a & has a hydro'yl rohydro'yl roup( an up( an )OH)OH*onded to a car*on atom+#
*onded to a car*on atom+#
Is a clear
Is a clear
(
(
colorless li,uid -ith sliht od
colorless li,uid -ith sliht odor
or
In dilute a,ueous solution( has r
In dilute a,ueous solution( has relati.e
elati.e
ly s-eet
ly s-eet
fla.or
fla.or(
(
*ut -hen concentrated
*ut -hen concentrated
( it has a *urnin
( it has a *urnin
taste#
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Pro
Pro
perties
perties
&continued+
&continued+
Meltin point of
Meltin point of
)//!#/ derees Celsius
)//!#/ derees Celsius
0oilin point of %1# derees Celsius
0oilin point of %1# derees Celsius
3ensity of $#%415m6 at 2$ derees Celsius
3ensity of $#%415m6 at 2$ derees Celsius
7ta*le *ut hihly flamma*le
7ta*le *ut hihly flamma*le
Incompati*le -ith acids( al8ali metals(
Incompati*le -ith acids( al8ali metals(
moisture
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9ses of Ethanol
9ses of Ethanol
9sed as thermometer
9sed as thermometer
for temp#’
for temp#’
s
s
*elo- H’
*elo- H’
s
s
fre
fre
ein point
ein point
&)!$ derees&)!$ derees Celsius+Celsius+
9sed as antifreee in
9sed as antifreee in
automo*ile radiators
automo*ile radiators
9sed to ma8e se.eral
9sed to ma8e se.eral
types of alcohol
types of alcohol
&such as&such as -his8y and *randy+-his8y and *randy+
9sed to *urn in
9sed to *urn in
automo*ile enines li8e
automo*ile enines li8e
asoline
asoline
Ethanol can *e mi'ed Ethanol can *e mi'ed -ith asoline &/:4+ to -ith asoline &/:4+ to help reduce air
help reduce air pollution) CO is pollution) CO is
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;he Alcohol Part
;he Alcohol Part
Made since ancient
Made since ancient times *y fermentat
times *y fermentation of
ion of
suars &*e.erae ethanol is sti
suars &*e.erae ethanol is still made *y this
ll made *y this
pro
pro
cess:
cess:
simple suars ar simple suars are the ra- e the ra- material( and <ymase material( and <ymase anan enyme from yeast( chanes the simple suars intoenyme from yeast( chanes the simple suars into ethanol and car*onethanol and car*on dio'ide *y this r'n:
dio'ide *y this r'n:
+
+
C
C
" "H
H
/2/2O
O
"")))=
)))=
2 CH
2 CH
33CH
CH
22OH > 2 CO
OH > 2 CO
22
?eaction is comple'
?eaction is comple' *ecause impur
*ecause impure cu
e cu
lture
lture
s of
s of
yeast pro
yeast pro
duce other su*stances and .a
duce other su*stances and .arious
rious
other
other
oranic
oranic acids
acids
&in the production of *e.eraes( such&in the production of *e.eraes( such as -his8y and *randy( the impurities *rin a*out fla.or+2
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;he Alcohol Part
;he Alcohol Part
&continued+
&continued+
7ince ethanol is to'ic(
7ince ethanol is to'ic(
the *ody
the *ody
disposes of it immediately
disposes of it immediately
Ethanol acts as a depre
Ethanol acts as a depressant that
ssant that
affects the central ner.ous
affects the central ner.ous
system and suppre
system and suppre
sses certain
sses certain
*rain functions
*rain functions
•
•Classic symptoms of into'ication include: slurredClassic symptoms of into'ication include: slurred
speech( unsteady -al8( ina*ility to re
speech( unsteady -al8( ina*ility to react ,uic8lyact ,uic8ly( etc#( etc#
•
• Ho-e.er Ho-e.er( ( moderate amounts of alcoholmoderate amounts of alcohol
stimulate the mind and re
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Ethanol in the 0rain
Ethanol in the 0rain
Ethanol affects neur
Ethanol affects neur
otransmitte
otransmitters in the *rain#
rs in the *rain#
One neurotransmit
One neurotransmit
ter is
ter is
amma)amino*utyric acid
amma)amino*utyric acid
&@A0A+
&@A0A+
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Pro
Pro
duction
duction
;hree main processes for the manufacture of
;hree main processes for the manufacture of
ethanol:
ethanol:
fermentation of car*ohydrates &transformation of fermentation of car*ohydrates &transformation of
car*ohydrates s to ethanol *y ro-in yeast cells+
car*ohydrates s to ethanol *y ro-in yeast cells+
hydration of ethylene &achie.ed *y passin a mi'ture ofhydration of ethylene &achie.ed *y passin a mi'ture of
ethylene and a lare e'cess of steam+) most
ethylene and a lare e'cess of steam+) most commoncommon
process used in 97A
process used in 97A today &%$ to 4$ perctoday &%$ to 4$ percent+ent+
reduction of acetylene &achie.ed *y hydration ofreduction of acetylene &achie.ed *y hydration of
acetylene+
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Pro
Pro
duction
duction
&continued+
&continued+
0ecause ther
0ecause there is a
e is a ta' in all countries on t
ta' in all countries on the
he
pro
pro
duction of ethyl al
duction of ethyl alcohol for *e.erae purposes(
cohol for *e.erae purposes(
the ethyl alcohol that is used for
the ethyl alcohol that is used for industrial purposes
industrial purposes
must *e rendered unfit to drin8 &denatured+ to
must *e rendered unfit to drin8 &denatured+ to
escape ta'ation#
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