The type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages is called ethyl alcohol or ethanol. Ethanol is produced naturally when yeast and other microbes ferment sugars found in plants. Denatured alcohol is ...

Denatured alcohol — often abbreviated as “alcohol denat.” or “SD Alcohol” on ingredient lists — shows up in a lot of household products, from pharmaceuticals to paint remover. It kills germs, which is ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Denatured alcohol can be used to strip floors and make shellac, but don’t put it in your homemade hand sanitizer to fight the COVID-19 coronavirus. The Internet has exploded with ...

Dear Answer Man, what is "denatured alcohol"? Does denaturing make it less explosive? This reader probably saw the term used in news stories about the BNSF train wreck near Alma, Wis., on Saturday.

The most valuable European agri-food export sector (€10bn in exports, representing a trade surplus close to €9bn) is the spirits drink industry. Distilled spirits span 46 product categories and are as ...

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