Everyone knows about normal drinking alcohol, but do you know about industrial alcohol? Recently, the Supreme Court said in a decision that the matter of industrial alcohol is more of the state governments than the Centre, hence the states should also have the right to make laws on industrial alcohol. Let us know today in this article how different industrial alcohol is from normal alcohol and for what kind of purposes it is used.
First understand the Supreme Court case
Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, UP and many states had filed an appeal in the Supreme Court that we cannot remain silent considering the way industrial alcohol is being used to make poisonous liquor.
Therefore, we should be given the right to make laws regarding this liquor. On October 23, a division bench of 9 judges, while giving its verdict on this, said that the states have the right to make laws in this matter. Let us tell you, earlier the Central Government had the right to make a law on industrial alcohol.
How different is industrial alcohol from normal alcohol?
You also know industrial alcohol by the name of isopropyl alcohol or denatured alcohol. Talking about the chemical structure of industrial alcohol, it is C₃H₈O. It is primarily used for cleaning and disinfection in industrial settings.
In simple language, the alcohol which is used in the lab is called industrial alcohol. Apart from this, there is an industrial alcohol, ethanol C₂H₅OH. It is often used in making poisonous liquor. State governments want to make laws regarding this, so that deaths due to poisonous liquor can be prevented. Talking about normal alcohol, it is mainly ethyl alcohol, using which drinking alcohol is made.
Where is industrial alcohol used
While normal alcohol is used for drinking, industrial alcohol is used for other purposes. Like- as a cleaning agent. There are many products in the market which are used to clean things. Only industrial alcohol is used in making them. Apart from this, industrial alcohol is also used as a base for mixing many types of chemicals. Sometimes it is used as an antiseptic. Industrial alcohol is also used in the after shave you apply after shaving your beard.
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