Just out of curiosity ... why would you want to do this ??
Please answer if it's safe here. :0
I had a look
here and from my limited comprehension of chemistry .... deduced that:
You would need special gear as at such purity, the substance would:
a) bevery volatile .... as it is reactive with lots of other chems. Will burn at 50/50 with water.
b) it would probably want to evap.
c) if one was to ingest it .... one would most likely die ... rather quickly ... you would go blind ... your liver would explode.
But that is just common sense ....No ??
This is a quick excerpt from wiki if you just want to have a quick glance
Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol, is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid. It is a powerful psychoactive drug, best known as the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages and in modern thermometers. Ethanol is one of the oldest recreational drugs. In common usage, it is often referred to simply as alcohol or spirits.
Ethanol is a straight-chain alcohol, and its molecular formula is C2H5OH. Its empirical formula is C2H6O. An alternative notation is CH3–CH2–OH, which indicates that the carbon of a methyl group (CH3– is attached to the carbon of a methylene group (–CH2–, which is attached to the oxygen of a hydroxyl group (–OH). It is a constitutional isomer of dimethyl ether. Ethanol is often abbreviated as EtOH, using the common organic chemistry notation of representing the ethyl group (C2H5) with Et.
The fermentation of sugar into ethanol is one of the earliest organic reactions employed by humanity. The intoxicating effects of ethanol consumption have been known since ancient times. In modern times, ethanol intended for industrial use is also produced from by-products of petroleum refining.[1]
Ethanol has widespread use as a solvent of substances intended for human contact or consumption, including scents, flavorings, colorings, and medicines. In chemistry, it is both an essential solvent and a feedstock for the synthesis of other products. It has a long history as a fuel for heat and light, and more recently as a fuel for internal combustion engines.
If I am wrong on this one please correct me as I would like to know any errors in my thinking .... also .... as it is my turn to be lazy to look it up....What is the difference bwn say
40 % proof and 40% pure. (as an example)
Have a great day !!