Analysis

Explain what alcohol is…

Alcohols are substances that have an alkyl or substituted alkyl's carbon atom attached to the hydroxy
functional group (-OH). Alcohols' physical attributes are greatly influenced by the hydroxy functional
group.

Explain the process of alcohol production and list the conditions necessary for the correct production of
alcohol

Ethanol is the alcohol found in beer, wine and other alcoholic drinks. It can be produced by fermentation
and concentrated using fractional distillation.

Typical conditions needed for fermentation:

-sugars dissolved in water, and mixed with yeast.

-an airlock to allow carbon dioxide out, while stopping air getting in.

-warm temperature, 25-35 degrees Celsius.

Write a balanced equation for the production of alcohol

Glucose  Ethanol + Carbon Dioxide

C6H120 (aq)  2C2H5OH (aq) + 2C02 (g)

Explain the properties of alcohol

- Alcohol have much higher boiler points than alkanes. Alcohol molecules form hydrogen bonds with one
another thanks to their hydroxyl groups.

- Because more energy is needed to overcome these powerful intermolecular interactions, alcohols have
higher melting and boiling temperatures than alkanes with the same chain length.

- The boiling points of alcohols with more hydroxyl groups will be considerably higher. When an alcohol
has two hydroxyl groups it is called a diol. A triol is a molecule containing three hydroxyl groups.

- They are colorless.

- Generally give a sweet smell except for glycerol and a few lower alcohols.

- They are flammable and produce a blue flame.

- They don’t produce any smoke while burning.

- They are generally liquid at room temperature.

State if Alcohol Production is Eco-friendly and if not explain a way to make it such.

Sustainable utilization of natural resources threatened by alcohol manufacturing Alcoholic beverage

manufacture uses a lot of resources and is not environmentally friendly. Up to 92% of the components
used in brewing are reportedly squandered. Ecosystems are harmed and biodiversity is threatened by
alcoholic manufacturing.

Ways to make alcoholic production eco-friendly:

- reducing your energy use

-reduce waste and turn it into something new (recycling)

- make use of renewable energy sources

- reduce pesticide use and go organic, or even biodynamic

- make your packaging matter

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