Ethyl alcohol cannot be produced_________________?

Correct answer: D. None of these

  • A. From waste sulphite substrate of paper mills
  • B. By Esterification and hydrolysis of ethylene
  • C. From molasses
  • D. None of these

Explanation

Ethyl alcohol can be obtained from sulphite waste liquor, molasses by fermentation, and ethylene through acid-catalysed hydration, often described through esterification and hydrolysis. Therefore none of the listed routes is impossible.

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