Ethanol, also known as ethyl alcohol, is a colorless, slightly poisonous and flammable liquid with a pungent taste. It is an alcohol found in alcoholic beverages produced by fermentation and used as a solvent. Ethanol is used in common alcoholic beverages. Some yeast strains metabolize sugar in the absence of oxygen, producing ethanol and carbon dioxide, while the alcohol used in making spirits is produced through fermentation.
Ethanol is flammable and soluble in water. Besides alcohol, it has many uses as fuel, vinegar, raw materials, and hand sanitizer. However, its best-known use is as the alcohol in alcoholic beverages. Ethanol, or ethyl alcohol, is produced both petrochemically through the hydration of ethylene and biologically through the fermentation of sugars with yeast.
In short, ethyl alcohol is a colorless, flammable, and mildly toxic compound produced by the fermentation of sugars and starches, and used as a solvent and antifreeze.
Alcohols are organic compounds consisting of one or more hydroxyl groups attached to an alkyl group. These compounds have characteristic properties that are useful in identifying them. Ethyl alcohol or ethanol is a common alcoholic compound. Ethyl alcohol and ethanol describe the same chemical compound. The main difference between these expressions is that ethyl alcohol is the common name whereas ethanol is a name defined by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry for the same compound.
Ethanol is known as grain alcohol, or alcohol for short, and is the main ingredient in spirits such as beer, wine or brandy. Because it is readily soluble in water and other organic compounds, ethanol is also an ingredient in a variety of products, from personal care and beauty products to paints and varnishes and fuel. Ethanol is a natural byproduct of plant fermentation and is also produced through the hydration of ethylene.
Ethanol, which is used as a food additive in the food industry, helps to disperse the food coloring evenly, and also increases the flavor of the food extracts. For example, vanilla extract, a common food flavoring, is produced by curing and treating vanilla beans in a solution of ethanol and water.
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