Fermentation
Learning how Ethanol is created through fermentation and how the process works.
Organic Chemistry
Organic chemistry is a chemistry subdiscipline involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic materials, i.e., matter in its various forms that contain carbon atoms.
Alcohols
Ethanol, methanol and propanol are types of alcohol. They are used as fuel and solvents, and ethanol is also found in alcoholic drinks.
Carboxylic Acids
The carboxylic acids are a homologous series of organic compounds. Carboxylic acids contain the carboxyl functional group (-COOH). Carboxylic acids end in '-oic acid'.
Esters
Esters are chemical compounds derived from an acid usually, esters are derived from a carboxylic acid and an alcohol.
Sections & Topics
Below are the sections/topics you will need to learn in order to achieve the best grade possible!
Ethanols
Learning about structures of ethanol and creating it from ethene + steam.
Biofuels
Biofuels are increasingly being considered as a possible alternative for the future, why?
Making Esters
Esters can be made in the laboratory by reacting an alcohol with an organic acid. A little sulfuric acid is needed as a catalyst.
Fats & Oils
Fats and oils are naturally-occurring esters. Fats are solid at room temperature, whereas oils are liquids.
Emulsions / Hydrogenation
Learning about Emulsions and the process of Hydrogenation to test saturated/unsurated fats.