一、酒精的用途和原料酒精在近代工业上占着重要的位置,已为人们所公认。它为制造人造橡胶和赛璐珞的原料,又用于防止汽车冷却水之冷冻、硝化纤维、油漆,食品工业、化妆用品、消毒剂、清洗剂,药剂之提炼、可塑物、饮料合成酒类、醋酸制造、造纸、墨水等,用途异常广泛。但是其大量的消耗,则在于代替汽油。无水酒精的动力效用,经过多数的实验,都证明并不亚于汽油。现在我国汽油的产量有限,大部分须仰给于舶来,消耗外汇很多。而且因为汽油在军事上需用最大,便应该广为储存,以供国防需 First, the use of alcohol and raw materials, alcohol in modern industry occupy an important position, has been recognized by people. It is a raw material for the manufacture of synthetic rubber and cellophane. It is also used to prevent the freezing of automobile cooling water, nitrocellulose, paints, food industry, cosmetics, disinfectants, cleaning agents, extraction of pharmaceuticals, plastics, beverages and synthetic alcohols, acetic acid. Manufacturing, papermaking, ink, etc., have an unusually wide range of uses. However, its large amount of consumption lies in replacing gasoline. The power effect of anhydrous alcohol, after most experiments, proved to be no less than gasoline. At present, China’s gasoline production is limited, most of which must be given to foreign countries and consume a lot of foreign exchange. And because petrol needs to be used most militarily, it should be widely stored for defense needs.