What are people drinking and the consequences

In the world of microscopic organisms, perhaps the most ubiquitous - yeast.

Leave on for some time in the dark grape, fruit or berry juice. He ferment. This happens because the fungi present in the juice began to vigorously propagate. In the process of life they convert sugar (and starch) in wine or ethyl alcohol, alcohol.

Anyone who has studied chemistry, he knows that a molecule of sugar (glucose) is composed of 6 carbon atoms, 12 hydrogen atoms and 6 oxygen atoms - C 6 H 12 O 6. Enzymes of the yeast as it cut down this complex molecule into individual pieces, and then connecting them the new molecules. From C 6 H 12 O 6 form two molecules of carbon dioxide - 2 CO 2 (this is the bubbles we see in the fermenting liquid). The remaining atoms are connected to two molecules of alcohol (2 C 2 H 5 OH). With the depletion of sugar and stops the fermentation process. This is a simplified process of converting sugar or starch into alcohol.

The initial product in obtaining ethanol are cereals, potatoes, beets, and some waste paper production and wood osaharennaya chemical means - the action of acids at high temperature and pressure. Crude ethanol (raw) contains many impurities, including poisonous fusel oils. Alcohol purified by distillation in a special apparatus, but also received thus rectified, but still part of harmful substances for the organism.

Ethyl alcohol is widely used in various sectors of the economy. It is used as a solvent, such as the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, in a number of chemical reactions for the synthesis of organic dyes, pharmaceuticals, synthetic rubber. Ethyl alcohol has disinfectant properties, its use for medical purposes. In the manufacture of vodka uses only the purified ethyl alcohol.

It should stay on the use of poisonous liquids technology - various surrogates of alcohol. Their use or confusing for ethyl alcohol, or deliberately ignoring the dangers, as do some inveterate drunkard.

For example, methyl alcohol and ethylene glycol are part of the antifreeze. With a low freezing point, they are used in cooling systems of different engines. Like an ordinary alcohol, these liquids can cause intoxication, but after 10-12 hours of use, there are signs of severe poisoning: headache, nausea, vomiting, lurch, weak (or short-term arousal), obscuring or even a complete loss of consciousness. Death can occur from brain disorders (1-2 days), or kidney damage (1-2 weeks). Methyl alcohol - the neuro-vascular poison, and his dose of 100 grams is lethal to humans. Even a small amount of alcohol affects the optic nerve and eye membranes system (in particular the retina). Even more dangerous dichloroethane (ethylene chloride), 10-15 grams of which cause irreversible changes in the liver and kidneys.

However, the harmful impurities contained in the sale of alcohol. Pathophysiological their influence on the body caused by not only the fortress (the percentage of alcohol), but many are much more harmful impurities. One of the satellites of alcohol is methyl alcohol. Used to process sulfur dioxide alcohol and not harmless. In particular, it is necessary for the body destroys the vitamins of group B.

As you can see alcohol and its surrogates are not harmless, and the consequences of their use of dangerous and ugly.