The History and Chemistry of Alcohol from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
by
Seth C. Rasmussen
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, is one of the most ubiquitous chemical compounds in the history of the chemical sciences. The generation of alcohol via fermentation is also one of the oldest forms of chemical technology, with the production of fermented beverages such as mead, beer and wine predating the...