Ethanol Definition and 105 Threads

I have been thinking about order 100% ethonal(^^OH) from a chemical supply on line. I know that i need to get undenatured/pure ethanol. What other kinds of contaiments way be present in ethanol (i.e. methanol?). Should i dilute it, I have had strong alchol before (151 proof). I know...

Anybody know of a good site or know off of the top of their heads how to make ethanol? Paden Roder

I was reading that ethanol can only be purified up to something like 95% by distillation and further purification calls for CaO. Why is this? Is CaO a drying agent? Why is it that you can't separate water completely from ethanol? Is it just not feasible without CaO, like the tiny amount of...

WHat reactions consume so much water in the digestion of ethanol?

People can drink ethanol and not have a problem, but other alcohols like methanol and propanol are very poisonous; why is that?