when wood is heated in the absence of air, the wood is destructively distilled and condensed to a liquid mix..

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when wood is heated in the absence of air, the wood is destructively distilled and condensed to a liquid mix..

The primary omponent of this mixture is
methanol, ethanol, rubbing alcohol, gasoline

2006-12-07 18:38:38 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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sorry, but simply heating wood without air makes charcoal. you need extreme pressure to do the liqufying. but you can get those out of it. it just takes more energy to get it than you get out of it.

2006-12-07 19:02:03 · answer #1 · answered by i_shelton85 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Wood alcohol is produced, which is mainly methanol.

2006-12-08 02:45:24 · answer #2 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

we get methane----- > Methanol..

2006-12-08 03:35:21 · answer #3 · answered by Crabby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋