Denatured ethyl alcohol is ethanol that contains special additives (denaturants). That is why the use of such a product in food is excluded. Denatured alcohol is not suitable for creating alcohol-containing and alcoholic products.
Government regulation
The Federal Law on the regulation of state production and circulation of ethanol, alcohol-containing products, considers denatured alcohol as non-food products if it contains certain substances, mixtures (at the discretion of the manufacturer).
Denaturing options
What is allowed to be included in such a product? Denatured alcohol may contain gasoline or kerosene, but the concentration should not be less than 0.5 percent by volume of alcohol. Bitrex (denatonium benzoate) may also be included in the composition in a ratio of at least 0.0015% of the volume of ethyl alcohol.
Among the permitted additives, which can include denatured alcohol, crotonaldehyde is also noted in the legislation in low concentrations.
These denaturing additives, which are officially approved by government agencies, do not harm the human body. They are included innon-food products to prevent food consumption.
In order to impart qualities that exclude internal use, the production of denatured alcohol involves the introduction of substances that give the product a terrible smell and bitter taste.
Features of use in household chemicals
How does the chemical industry use ethyl alcohol? Synthetic denatured alcohol is not a poison. It allows you to protect people from the desire to use it inside. Due to the denaturing additive that gives it bitterness, it is impossible to drink liquid, vomiting immediately occurs.
Perfume production
In the manufacture of various perfume compositions, perfumes, colognes, the use of denatured alcohol is legal and permitted. No need to panic when you see on the label: "Ethyl alcohol denatured." The production of modern perfumes and lotions is based on the use of this raw material.
There is a worldwide practice of using such a substance in creating a variety of perfumes. Many brands known in different countries are absolutely legal to purchase technical ethanol. If liquid accidentally gets into your mouth, you should immediately spit it out, then it will not bring any harm to he alth.
Features of use
Raw wine alcohol is subjected to the process of denaturation. Denatured alcohol is in demand in folk medicine related to the treatment of joints. Primarilythis component is included in the drugs used to eliminate rheumatism. In addition, the product is used in the veterinary industry for disinfection.
Specialists are convinced that with the use of about 25 milliliters of denatured alcohol, you can get rid of joint problems. It contains special coloring additives that give the alcohol a purple hue.
Metal meth options
Among the main methylated spirits currently used in European countries are pyrimidine bases and wood (methyl) alcohol.
Acetone, thymol, kerosene, ketone oil, formalin, bitrex are also used. The list is systematically updated, depending on the specifics of the country. In the form of an indicator of denatured alcohol, a dye is often used. The product is designed for industrial use, technical purposes only.
Ingestion of 5-10 ml causes serious he alth problems. In the case of the use of denatured alcohol in a volume of 30 ml, a lethal outcome is possible.
Depending on the personality of a person, a different reaction to the use of denatured alcohol is possible. The main symptoms of poisoning are vomiting and nausea. They can appear both immediately after consumption, and after a few hours.
In the most severe cases, there is a sharp cyanosis, breathing becomes difficult, the pulse quickens. Pupils in such situations do not react to light. The cause of death is respiratory arrest.
Victims who are conscious complain aboutsevere stomach pain, cloudy images. Perhaps a short-term improvement in well-being, which is accompanied by a sharp deterioration, the onset of death.
Conclusion
Strict requirements have been developed for denaturing additives. They should not adversely affect the quality of alcohol, be an obstacle to the targeted use of the product. When using standard methods - distillation, freezing, filtration - additives should not be separated from alcohol. In addition, the input components must be affordable.
Started to use denatured alcohol in the early twentieth century, struggling in a similar way with mortality due to alcoholism. In the fifties of the last century, diethyl phthalate was used as the main meth. It did not pose a he alth hazard, in the case of regular consumption it had a negative effect on the nervous state of a person.
Due to the regulated list, denatured alcohol poses no particular danger to human he alth. Among the problems that may be associated with it, only ethanol poisoning can be noted. Due to denaturation, drinking alcohol is separated from the technical product.
