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Question
What is referred to as industrial alcohol? Briefly describe its preparation.
Solution
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the major producer of ethanol (C2H5OH). It is used for industrial, laboratory and fuel purposes. So ethanol is referred to as industrial alcohol.
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