For Ethanol we have terms and definitions in 12 topics. The topics are Addiction, Air Quality, Atmospheric Chemistry, Beauty, Beer Brewing, Energy, Environment, Ethanol, Explosives, Health and Beauty, Huntingtons Disease and Import Cars.

Ethanol (Addiction)

Ethyl alcohol or the beverage type of alcohol.

Ethanol (Air Quality)

Ethyl alcohol, a volatile alcohol containing two carbons (CH3CH2OH). For fuel use, it would be produced by fermentation of corn or other plant products. away

Ethanol (Atmospheric Chemistry)

Also known as ethyl alcohol or alcohol, (C2H5OH) is an oxygenated hydrocarbon that can be burned as a fuel, or blended into gasoline. Thought of as an alternative fuel and clean fuel, ethanol is a renewable energy source that is made from corn or other grains. If blended into gasoline, ethanol helps with the combustion process and therefore less unburned hydrocarbons form. Ethanol blended fuels competed with methyltertbutylether (MTBE), but because of the cost and the fact MTBE can be shipped through exisisting pipelines, MTBE was chosen. MTBE is now being banned because of its ability to travel in ground water and the bad taste it imparts to drinking water, because of this ethanol is once again being put back into the gas.
Ethylbenzene- C8H10, Colorless, flammable liquid with an aromatic odor, it is found in coal tar, petroleum, as well as in manufactured products like inks, insecticides, and paints. Ethylbenzene is also used to make styrene. It is during the manufacturing process that ethylbenzene becomes an airborne hazard. It takes about 3 days for ethylbenzene to breakdown into other chemicals. Exposure to ethylbenzene causes dizziness, throat and eye irritation, tightening of the chest, and a burning sensation in the eyes. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set an occupational exposure limit of 100 ppm of ethylbenzene for an 8-hour workday for a 40-hour workweek. [Journal of Chromatography; v1066; i1-2; p 27-32; 2005] [Journal of Chromatography; v1069; i2; p 235-244; 2005]

Ethanol (Beauty)

An Alcohol solvent used to dilute.

Ethanol (Beer Brewing)

Also known as grain alcohol, ethanol is what gets us drunk. It is produced (along with CO2) when sugars are fermented by yeast. The chemical formula for ethanol is C2H5OH.

Ethanol (Energy)

A colorless liquid that burns to produce water and carbon dioxide. The vapor forms an explosive mixture with air and may be used as a fuel in internal combustion engines.

Ethanol (Environment)

An alternative automotive fuel derived from grain and corn; usually blended with gasoline to form gasohol.

Ethanol (Ethanol)

A clean-burning, high octane, renewable fuel additive made from grain or other biomass sources.

Ethanol (Explosives)

Ethanol, or ethyl alcohol (CH3CH2OH), a colorless liquid with characteristic odor and taste, commonly called grain alcohol or, simply, Alcohol. Ordinary ethanol is about 95% pure, the remaining 5% being water, which can only be removed with difficulty to give pure or absolute ethanol. Ethanol is the alcohol in beer, wine, and liquor, and can be made by the fermentation of sugar or starch. Denatured alcohol, for industrial use, is ethanol with toxic additives. Ethanol is used as a solvent in the manufacture of varnishes and perfumes; as a preservative; in medicines; as a disinfectant; and as a fuel. Ethanol is a soporific; if its presence in the blood exceeds about 5%, death usually occurs. Behavioral changes, impairment of vision, or unconsciousness occur at lower concentrations.

Ethanol (Health and Beauty)

An Alcohol solvent used to dilute.

Ethanol (Huntingtons Disease)

A particular type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages.

Ethanol (Import Cars)

A form of alcohol, C2H5OH, found in alcoholic beverages and also used as an additive in gasoline to produce gasohol and is used as a Oxygenate in reformulated gasoline. Also used as an octane enhancer 10 % added to gasoline will increase octane 2.5 to3.0 numbers.

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