Methanol
* also affects the basal ganglia
  - causes blindness
  - evaporates from water and soil exposed to air
  - is the fuel of choice for fuel cell vehicles
* basic building block used in the production of a variety of chemical derivatives
  - organic compound, which plays a role in biogenesis
* becomes poisonous only when it overwhelms the body's capacity to remove it.
* breaks down into formaldehyde
  - formic acid and formaldehyde in the body
* burns at a much lower temperature compared to petrol.
* by product of oil refineries and can be made by fermentation of plant material.
* can be dangerous
  - cause blindness when consumed internally
  - poison a platinum catalyst
* carries an additional risk because it is odorless, colorless and tasteless.
* causes swelling of the optic nerve and degeneration of ganglion cells in the retina.
* chemical commodity.
* clean burning fuel that can be used to power cars
  - transportation fuel made from domestic natural gas
* clear, liquid fuel made primarily from domestically produced natural gas.
* colorless liquid and when mixed with other liquids is almost unrecognizable to taste.
* colourless liquid at room temperature.
* consists of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
* contains hydrogen and is the auto industry's favored fuel to power fuel cells.
* contains no aromatic compounds and therefore produces no benzene emissions
  - sulfur and has exceptionally low NO x characteristics when burned
  - only half the energy per gallon of gasoline but has a very high octane rating
* cumulative, human-specific toxin.
* detergent and has the ability to absorb water.
* dramatically enhances the catalytic activity of serine proteases in anhydrous solvents.
* evaporates very easily even at low temperatures.
* fatal poison.
* flammable liquid that can cause coma, convulsions, blindness and death.
* flammable, dangerous fire risk, and toxic by ingestion.
* has a low cetane number, meaning it resists ignition more than conventional diesel fuel
  - slight fruity odour
  - an agreeable odour, and a burning taste
  - slightly more energy than ethanol
* initially causes confusion and ataxia for several hours, similar to other alcohols.
* is alcohol.
* is also a highly practical source of hydrogen
  - product of decaying organic material
  - an ingredient in paint and varnish removers
  - the fuel for the direct-methanol fuel cell
  - very flammable keep away from open flame or high temperature
  - an acute poison when swallowed or breathed in high concentrations
* is an alcohol and a liquid at room temperature
  - made from natural gas, biomass or coal
  - experimental teratogen with experimental reproductive effects
  - extremely flammable liquid
  - ideal hydrogen carrier for fuel cell vehicles
  - industrial alcohol used in the manufacture of dyes and anti-freeze
  - chemical compounds
  - colorless, slightly less viscous than water, and has a slightly sweet odor
  - completely miscible in water
* is considered as intermediate step for the marked penetration of individual cars
  - by the world's major automakers to be an ideal hydrogen carrier
  - derived from natural gas, of which there is an abundant supply
  - easier in handling than gases and requires less safety precautions than hydrogen
  - easy to store and easy to distribute
  - excreted almost exclusively through renal elimination
  - explosive, but the leak was considered minor
* is extremely corrosive to the eyes
  - harmful to the optic nerve
  - extremly flamable
  - flammable, and dangerous fire risk, and toxic by ingestion
  - found in paint remover, solvents, paint, varnish and automotive products
* is found naturally in fruit juice and distilled spirits such as whiskey, wine, and beer
  - the body and in many foods such as fruit and vegetable juices
* is highly toxic and causes damage to the optic nerve and blindness in small doses
  - readily absorbed by inhalation or skin contact
  - many times more toxic to humans than to rodents
  - measured in breath, blood, and urine before and after exposure
* is metabolized by hepatic alcohol dehydrogenase to yield formaldehyde
  - primarily in the liver
  - to formaldehyde and formic acid by hepatic alcohol dehydrogenase
  - methane with one hydrogen molecule replaced by a hydroxyl radical
  - more corrosive and more toxic than gasoline
  - one chemical found in aspartame
* is one of the safest and most environmentally sound fuels available
  - part of a normal diet, and the body can easily metabolize small amounts
  - poisonous and if ingested can cause blindness
  - polar and can have dipole-dipole bonds
* is produced by oxidation of wood chips at high temperatures
  - the hydrogenation of carbon monoxide
  - commercially by the catalyzed reaction of hydrogen and carbon monoxide
  - mostly from corn
  - primarily as a derivative of natural gas
  - quite corrosive and poisonous
  - recycled for reuse
* is released into the air primarily from the pulping process at paper mills
  - when such esters are digested
  - seen as a good fuel for fuel cells
  - slightly more toxic than gasoline
  - soluble in groundwater, but is also readily biodegraded
* is the main ingredient
  - most viable alternative clean fuel for autos
  - only alcohol that candidate for large-scale substitution in Europe
  - simplest alcohol, containing one carbon atom
  - their largest pollution emission to the sewers
  - toxic substances
* is used as a fuel
  - major solvent for paints and varnishes
  - replacement for petrol for environmentally friendly cars and buses
  - an extractant in chemical processes and as a denaturant in ethanol
  - transport fuel
* is used for making dyes, perfumes and synthetic fibbers
* is used in chemical syntheses and as an industrial solvent
  - the creation of methanphetamine
* is very flammable and burns with a pale blue flame
  - is sometimes used as an additive in gasoline
  - toxic, causing blindness and death
* is well known to be poisonous in large quantity
  - poised to supply a future fuel cell market
  - what is added to meths to make it unfit for human consumption
  - wood alcohol that has killed or blinded thousands of skid row drunks
* is, moreover, very poisonous.
* liquid alcohol fuel made from clean, domestic natural gas
  - fuel produced from syngas
* makes a good automobile fuel, in fact it is used in professional automobile races
* more polar molecule which can form hydrogen bonds between molecules.
* natural and harmless by-product of metabolization of many commonly consumed foods.
* neutral solution and shows negative results for all acid tests.
* occurs as a flammable, mobile, colorless liquid that is miscible with water.
* poisonous substance associated with blindness.
* potent nerve poison.
* precipitates proteins, reducing diffusion before crosslinking.
* produces less carbon dioxide than does gasoline, which has two hydrogens for every carbon.
* promotes atmospheric methane oxidation by methanotrophic cultures and soils.
* quickly converts to formadehyde in the body.
* reacts with ethanoic acid to give methyl ethanoate which is an ester.
* requires less oxygen to burn than gasoline.
* suffers from many of the same problems as ethanol.
* thus breaks down into formaldehyde and formic acid in the body.
* vaporizes quickly and the jug gets filled with the vapor.
* very misunderstood alternative fuel.
+ Glow fuel: Hobbies
  * Methanol is the main ingredient. It provides most of the fuel's ability to burn. In order to burn the glow fuel, a glow engine must have a glow plug. The glow plug burns very hot as the engine runs because of a catalytic reaction with the methanol. Since the engines turn very fast, a phenomenon known as thermal inertia helps to keep the plug glowing as the engine runs. A small amount of electricity is used to cause the glow plug to glow as the engine is started.