Alcohol-based disinfectant hand gels could increase infection in hospitals N.B. Please note subtitle should read Embargoed until 0001 hours UK time Friday 26th April 2002. Peer-Reviewed Publication ...

In order to make hand sanitizer, you will need ethanol or rubbing alcohol at 70 percent and aloe vera gel to help keep your hands smooth and to counteract the harshness of alcohol.

However, foam-type disinfectants are not without issues. While the foam is usually stabilized with the adsorption of a surfactant at the air/liquid interface, adding high concentration of ethanol ...

Joachim Lutz, Chief Executive Officer of CropEnergies, said, "This means that sufficient quantities of technical alcohol are now available as a main component for the production of disinfectants ...

Ethanol is used to blend with oil for gasoline, and with gas prices so low, ethanol plants are unable to make a profit, Shaw said. "You’re losing money on every gallon you’re producing," he said.

Switzerland faces a shortage of the raw material needed to make disinfectant to tackle the coronavirus pandemic after the country abandoned its emergency reserve of 10,000 tonnes of ethanol two ...