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I think that the source of the benzene and methanol might have been from hand sanitizer manufacturers buying raw input feedstocks (ethanol and glycerol) contain
by acyou 3y ago
I think that the source of the benzene and methanol might have been from hand sanitizer manufacturers buying raw input feedstocks (ethanol and glycerol) containing methanol and benzene from dubious sources. If that's the case, then making your own hand sanitizer by buying ethanol and glycerol from dubious (random online) sources (that Wired actually goes so far as to directly link to) would also put you at risk of inadvertently creating your own home-made hand sanitizer cocktail of ethanol, methanol, benzene and who knows what else.
- NotYourLawyer 3y agoThey recommended buying isopropyl alcohol. They did not recommend buying fuel grade ethanol.
- acyou 3y agoThat's right. But the time, isopropyl alcohol was expensive and unavailable enough that people were getting into that business too. And the fastest movers, and most successful, would have been the hustlers. Awhile back, I noticed that a local liquor distillery was also selling hand sanitizer. I didn't think about it at the time, but I guess that would probably have been a pretty reliable source.
- NotYourLawyer 3y agoYeah, but the production of IPA doesn’t lend itself to benzene contamination. I’m also not sure I believe that a bunch of IPA factories were springing up overnight—you can’t make it with yeast and a still.