How to handle alcohol safely? Is alcohol an organic substance?

Alcohol is flammable and irritating. Alcohol vapor can form an explosive mixture with air, and can cause combustion and explosion when exposed to open flames and high heat. Therefore, the daily storage of alcohol is particularly important. How to handle alcohol safely? I hope you can read the following explanation carefully.

Contents of this article

1. How to handle alcohol safely

2. Is alcohol an organic substance?

3. Is alcohol a mixture?

How to handle alcohol safely

Alcohol should be sealed and stored in a cool place, away from direct sunlight, away from heat sources such as stoves and heaters, and the temperature should not exceed 30°C. Alcohol storage containers must be sealed, and it is strictly forbidden to use containers without lids. Store alcohol in a relatively hidden place, where children cannot reach it.

Alcohol generally refers to ethanol. At room temperature and pressure, alcohol is a flammable, volatile, colorless, transparent liquid with low toxicity.

Types of alcohol: alcohol fermented from starchy raw materials, alcohol fermented from molasses raw materials, and alcohol fermented from sulfite pulp waste liquid.

Alcohol is miscible with water in any ratio and is miscible in most organic solvents such as ether, chloroform, methanol, and glycerol.

Is alcohol organic?

Alcohol is an organic substance. At room temperature and pressure, alcohol is a flammable, volatile, colorless, transparent liquid with a special aroma and low toxicity. It is miscible with most organic solvents such as ether, methanol, and acetone. The container must be sealed immediately after use and cannot be left open.

When encountering high concentrations during work, you can wear a filtering gas mask, gas clothing, and rubber gloves.

Alcohol should be stored in a cool, ventilated place. Keep away from fire and heat sources. The storage temperature should not exceed 30℃.

Alcohol is flammable and irritating. Alcohol vapor can form an explosive mixture with air and can cause combustion and explosion when exposed to open flames and high temperatures.

Is alcohol a mixture?

No, the scientific name of alcohol is ethanol, which is a pure substance composed of carbon elements. It is an organic substance and can be miscible with water in any ratio. Medical alcohol is a mixture with ethanol as the main component. There are many purities, the most common ones are 95% and 75%.

Alcohol can be used to make acetic acid, beverages, flavors, dyes, fuels, etc.

Medical alcohol can be used for human disinfection due to its low concentration.

Industrial alcohol refers to alcohol used in industry, which is generally 95% and 99% pure and cannot be used for human disinfection.