Description
Among the common industrial uses of ethanol are:
As a byproduct of plant fermentation, often denatured with a bittering agent to dissuade human consumption
In the manufacture of pharmaceutical and personal care products such as cosmetics, astringents.
As a biofuel, bioethanol, blended with gasoline to operate automobiles.
| grade | ACS reagent |
| vapor pressure | 59 hPa ( 20 °C) |
| 44.6 mmHg ( 20 °C) | |
| vapor density | 1.59 (vs air) |
| autoignition temp. | 683 °F |
| potency | 6200 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat) |
| expl. lim. | 19 %, 60 °F |
| refractive index | n20/D 1.3600 (lit.) |
| pH | 7.0 (20 °C, 10 g/L in H2O) |
| bp | 78 °C (lit.) |
| mp | −114 °C (lit.) |
| transition temp | flash point 12 °C |
| density | 0.789 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| SMILES string | CCO |
| InChI | 1S/C2H6O/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1 |
| InChI key | LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA |
| storage conditions | Store at +5°C to +30°C. |
