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Denatured spirit is ethanol mixed with

Answer» <html><body><p> Pyridine</p><br/><br/><p>Denatured alcohol or methylated spirits is ethanol that has additives to make it undrinkable (poisonous), to discourage recreational consumption. In some cases it is also dyed. Denatured alcohol is used as a solvent and as fuel for spirit <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/burners-905662" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BURNERS">BURNERS</a> and camping stoves. Because of the diversity of industrial uses for denatured alcohol, hundreds of additives and denaturing <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/methods-11862" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about METHODS">METHODS</a> have been used. The main additive has traditionally been 10% methanol, giving rise to the term “methylated spirit.” Other typical additives include isopropyl alcohol, acetone, methyl <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/ethyl-976035" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ETHYL">ETHYL</a> ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, and denatonium. Completely denatured alcohol must be made in accordance with the following formulation: with every 90 parts by volume of alcohol <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/mix-1098576" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MIX">MIX</a> 9.5 parts by volume of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/wood-1458679" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WOOD">WOOD</a> naphtha or a substitute and 0.5 parts by volume of crude pyridine, and to the resulting mixture add mineral naphtha (petroleum oil) in the proportion of 3.75 litres to every 1000 litres of the mixture and synthetic organic dyestuff (methyl violet) in the proportion of 1.5 grams to every 1000 litres of the mixture.</p></body></html>


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