Toxic Alcohol Claims Lives of at Least 54 People in India; How Dangerous Is Methanol, Illicit Liquor?

Medicine & Technology Jun 23, 2024

Death count of the recent bootleg alcohol tragedy in India has reached 54. Read to learn more.

Useless Plant Part Found as Effective Biomass Source for Creating Sustainable Materials

Jan 21, 2022

A new study was able to solve how lignins could be source of biomass to create cheap, high-quality, and sustainable products, decreasing the waste of the planet.

Boston College Finds a New Way for Converting Carbon Dioxide to Methanol

Jul 24, 2020

Drawing inspiration from nature, a group of chemists from Boston College developed a multi-catalyst system for converting carbon dioxide into methanol.

The FDA Lists Sanitizers That Contain Methanol

Jul 21, 2020

75 hand sanitizer brands make up the FDA's list for consumers to avoid methanol poisoning. The FDA continues to investigate hand sanitizer production and monitor which brands contain toxic chemicals.

New Source of Fuel: Converting Methanol to Ethanol Using Ultraviolet Light

Feb 20, 2019

Useful ethanol from methanol using ultraviolet light.

Researchers Found Methanol Around The Young Star TW Hydrae That Could Ultimately Lead To The Emergence Of Life

May 26, 2017

Methanol, a key building block for the complex organic compounds that comprise life, has been detected for the first time in the protoplanetary disk of a young, distant star.

Methanol: Next Fuel Efficient Renewable Energy For Greener World, Reversing Climate Change, Ocean Acidity & Global Warming

Apr 21, 2017

Scientists had found a way to extract Hydrogen from Methanol without the carbon byproducts. The only byproduct in the process is water. Hydrogen is converted to electriciy tha fuels our cars and heats our homes.