In a study recently published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, they show that in mice, the gel converts alcohol quickly, efficiently and directly into harmless acetic acid before it enters ...

When ethanol is oxidised by microbes, it forms a compound called ethanoic acid (CH 3 COOH), which is a form of carboxylic acid. This is the acid found in vinegar. Other alcohols can also be ...

If oxygen gets in, the ethanol will oxidise into ethanoic acid and the drink will taste like vinegar. Methanol is used as a chemical feedstock. It’s toxic, so it is added to industrial ethanol ...