Hanau™ H
Alcohol Torch
The Answe
T
ers to yourr Most Freq
quently Assked Questtions abou
ut Alcohol
1. Denatured Al
D
lcohol is the only fuel to be used as fuel in the H
Hanau™ Alco
ohol Torch.
2. Not all Denat
N
tured Alcoho
ols are all saffe. 3. Etthyl Denatured Alcohol is safe. (Ethyyl is a grain aalcohol.) 4. Etthanol is a safe Denaturred Alcohol.
5. 84% to 100% Denatured Alcohol is saafe. 6. Anhydrous 10
A
00% Denatured Alcohol is safe. 7. 4‐1/2% waterr content is n
normal and suitable in A
Alcohol. 8. 5% to 8% watter content sshould not b
be your first choice as th
he higher thee water conttent, th
he harder to
o light and bu
urn. 9. Etthanol Denaatured Alcoh
hol (often refferred as Meethylated Sp
pirits in the U
United Kingd
dom) may be Dena
m
tured with aany number of substanc es, such as: Methyl Alco
ohol (Methanol‐ must be less t
m
than 10%), B
Benzene, Iso
opropyl, Dietthylether, Keerosene, Chlloroform, Acetone, Gas
A
soline, Methyl Violet, and many morre. 10. Etthyl Undenaatured Alcoh
hol (Beverage
e Alcohol) iss a safe fuel, but too costly because of taaxes. 11. METHANOL (
M
(Methyl Alco
ohol) (Wood Alcohol) MU
UST NEVER BE USED ASS FUEL IN TH
HE HANAU™ ALC
H
COHOL TORC
CH. Methanol is explosivve and toxicc. Methanol is used as a Denaturant in
D
n some Denaatured Alcoh
hols, but muust be LESS TTHAN 10% B
BY VOLUME. 12. Isso‐Propanol (Isopropyl) ((Rubbing Alccohol) is a D enatured Alcohol, but iss not an acceptable fu
uel. It doesn’’t burn well. Only Rubbinng Alcohol iss safe for skiin contact without the u
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