10.2 Combustion of Alcohols
Alcohols are flammable organic compounds. They burn in the air due to the presence of a hydrocarbon chain. Just like fossil fuels, all alcohols burn in the presence of oxygen to form carbon dioxide water and release energy. This feature makes it possible to use alcohol as a fuel. In countries where there is no oil industry, ethanol produced by fermentation is used as an alternative fuel to imported oil.