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It is highly toxic to the human body.

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Why does Coca Cola have an effect on wood?

no body knows


What elements form wood alcohol?

Alcohol is a compound of Hydrogen, Oxygen and Carbon. in the case of wood alcohol it has methylated spirits it is derived from wood or wood products such as cellulose. Wood Alcohol, of football song fame, is NOT intended for human consumption, and one glass could cause total blindness in some cases, talk of blind drunk It is no laughing matter, Ok for paints, not people,... as we too become Denatured. Leave it alone!


What is distilled to make methanol?

Methanol is wood alcohol. It is a distillate of processing wood by special methods. It is extremelypoisonous to human beings, causing blindness (first) followed by death. The ordinary "beer/booze/wine" alcohol is ethyl alcohol, the effects of which are well understood.


What is the common name for methanol?

methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood naphthaor wood spirits


Is methanol an alcohol?

It is considered as methyl alcohol and wood alcohol


How does salt water effect wood?

It doesn't effect the wood, It CURES the WOOD!


What is wood naphtha?

Wood Naphtha is Methanol, also known as Methyl Alcohol, Wood Alcohol and Wood Spirits. Its most common uses are as a Solvent and as an Anti-Freeze.


Is wood alcohol produced in the distilling of grain alcohol?

Grain alcohol is made from a food product such as corn or wheat. It is what is most commonly consumed. Wood alcohol is (obviously) made from wood and is fatally poisonous to humans. Ethanol (grain alcohol) is also deadly, if you drink enough!


How can wood alcohol be synthesized?

Wood alcohol is methanol and its chemical formula is CH3OH (often abbreviated MeOH). It is also known as methyl alcohol, wood naphtha or wood spirits. It is called wood alcohol because it was once a byproduct of distillation of wood. It is now produced from carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen directly in a catalytic industrial process.


What are the elements that make up the compound wood alcohol?

C2 , h5 , oh


What types of wood float in ethyl alcohol?

hard wood


Can I buy wood alcohol at a Lowe's or Home Depot?

Wood alcohol is also called Methanol. Some Home Depots have it.