Posted by Don in Missouri [172.68.38.43] on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 18:34:26 :
In Reply to: Re: Ethanol a stupid idea brought to you by Congress posted by Gary in CO [173.245.50.201] on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 18:03:27 :
Both are higher octane than gasoline.
Methanol can be made from renewable sources, but is mostly made from natural gas, I believe. Methanol is pretty toxic. It could poison a water supply if spilled, and the vapors are toxic even at concentrations below that which it can ignite.
There is not much difference between beverage grade and fuel grade alcohol. They add water to your canadian club to make it palatable. They add gasoline to discourage you from drinking fuel alcohol that has not been taxed for beverage consumption.