Re:The big alcohol study that didn't happen
by mcmoor on Saturday January 13, 2024 @02:15AM
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Can you explain a bit about denatured alcohol? I searched about alcohol in hand sanitizer but didn't find anything useful
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Re:The big alcohol study that didn't happen
by fsckboy on Saturday January 13, 2024 @02:28AM
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denatured:
(2) Of alcohol made undrinkable, by adding a toxin or unpalatable substance, but still useful as a fuel or solvent. Traditionally by the addition of methanol (wood alcohol) to ethanol (grain alcohol).
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/denatured
seems like there should be more information here, but I didn't look
Re:The big alcohol study that didn't happen
by mcmoor on Saturday January 13, 2024 @09:01AM
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Wait, shouldn't hand sanitizer food-grade? Wouldn't making it poisonous be very dangerous?
Re:The big alcohol study that didn't happen
by fsckboy on Saturday January 13, 2024 @09:40PM
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only poisonous in quantity, small amounts like from your hand would be tolerable. We just don't want alcoholics drinking a whole bottle to feed their addiction and then winding up blind.
Re:The big alcohol study that didn't happen
by tomnipotent on Saturday January 13, 2024 @02:38AM
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In the US, hand sanitizer must be mostly ethanol or isopropyl alcohol. They're denatured to make unsafe for consumption and avoid certain classes of taxes on alcoholic beverages.