Alcohol

Ankur has installed state of the Art Grain based distillery in Jharkhand State in 2013. This state of the Art distillery is comprising up of the best plant and technology available in the country. The plant is designed to have optimum utilization of services like steam, water, power etc and has effective water recycling system to achieve zero liquid discharge


The ethanol of commerce contains about five percent water. Hence , the term "Hydrous (water-containing) alcohol.".If the last traces of water are removed, "Anhydrous alcohol" (water-free or "absolute") may be obtained. Ethanol which is used for the productions of spirits is usually heavily taxed, but it is also sold in an untaxed "denatured" form , unfit for human consumption but suitable for many other purposes. Denaturing is accomplished by the addition of a few percent of foreign materials, which are not easily removed.

Non-denatured ethanol is the alcohol contained in breverages, thus the expression "potable alcohol". It also finds wide use as an industrial solvent. Furthermore, it is the starting ,material for the preparation of a long list of industrial organix chemicals.

Alcohol has assumed very important place in the Country's economy. it is vital raw material for a number of chemicals. It has been a source of large amount of revenue by way of Excise Duty levied by State Government of Alcoholic liquors. It has a potentiality as fuel in the form of power alcohol for blending with petrol in the ration of maximum 26:74. The characteristics of ethanol are given as under.