Is ethanol the same as denatured alcohol?
Simply so, is all denatured alcohol the same?
Denatured alcohol is grain alcohol (ethanol) with added methanol, also known as wood alcohol. It is called denatured because a poison has been added to the drinkable ethanol for tax reasons. Isopropyl alcohol, also known as rubbing alcohol, is not a drinkable alcohol.
Similarly, it is asked, why is denatured alcohol used in industry instead of regular ethanol?
Denatured alcohol is used as a solvent and as fuel for alcohol burners and camping stoves. Denaturing alcohol does not chemically alter the ethanol molecule unlike the denaturation process in biochemistry. Rather, the ethanol is mixed with other chemicals to form a foul-tasting, often toxic, solution.
Ethanol is therefore denatured with varying substances for retail purposes. It might be traded under names like Denatured Ethanol, Methylated Spirits, Denatured Alcohol, and others. All Decoflame bioethanol fireplaces can be operated only with bioethanol of at least 96% but max.