[pct-l] isopropyl alcohol as stove fuel???

[Denis Stanton]

On 15/02/2008, at 6:46 PM, Tortoise wrote:

> Question for someone with some technical knowledge.
>
> I have a bottle of 99% isopropyl alcohol for use as a sterilizer. I'm
> wondering if this can be used as a stove fuel. It's relatively  
> cheap. Or is
> it too volatile?

My Brasslite stove instruction say:

Note: isopropanol (i.e. ISO_HEET or rubbing alcohol) is NOT  
recommended because it burns with a very sooty flame
(Bradsslites's emphasis)

They recommend
	Pure methanol (HEET), ethanol/methanol mixture or pure ethanol


Denis Stanton
denisstanton at mac.com

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