Yes Pankaj ji is right The ones available with the chemists is, however, methylated, and can't be used as vodka or rum. It is however also true that absolute alcohol available in labs is without methylation and sometimes smuggled out for use as alcoholic beverage.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > :)) > Thanks for asking. > When I said alcohol, I always meant, ethyl alcohol or ethanol. I dont drink > :) > Frankly, yes, beer or vodka, which also has alcohol can be of some > help, but not for longer duration.....and then it stinks which I dont > like.... > Ethyl alcohol bottles are available at chemist or scientific labs. > > > On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 4:22 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: mani nair <[email protected]> > > Date: Mar 28, 3:12 pm > > Subject: Phaius tankerville-MN260311 > > To: efloraofindia > > > > > > The same question I was about to ask you. Is it available in any > > Chemist > > shop. I am from a liquor industry, but I do not think the liquor will > > help. > > > > Regards, > > > > Mani. > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
