Ethanol is not an ideal fuel because it has a lower energy density than gasoline, and its hygroscopicity poses a problem for storage and distribution. Higher alcohols (C4 and C5), on the other hand, ...

1-Butanol is a colorless, flammable, volatile liquid with a sweet to rancid odor detectable at a threshold of about 0.8 ppm (2.5 mg/m 3) (Amoore and Hautala, 1983). Russian investigators have reported ...

tert-Butanol is a crystalline solid below 25°C and a colorless, volatile liquid with a camphorlike odor above 25°C. The odor threshold is 47 ppm (Amoore and Hautala, 1983). tert-Butanol is used in ...