Powdered Alcohol

[Tommygun]

I just saw this story about powdered Alcohol on the news.

Basically you can pour this powder into a liquid to add the alcohol.

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/regulator-okays-powdered-alcohol-n322496

The alcohol is absorbed in cyclodextrins that molecularly encapsulated it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_powder

There are several other things that can also encapsulated liquids:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_water

http://www.medindia.net/news/healthwatch/powdered-water-the-next-big-innovation-123370-1.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_polyacrylate

There are many more, but I got to thinking what else could you use them for.

Some people like to experiment with making solid rocket motors.

Does anyone think there could be a combination that might work as a motor?

Even if it is weaker than a standard motor it might be a fun experiment.

[kerbiloid]

Nanobots' fueltanks.

[N_las]

What is that powdered alkohol for? Can't you use just a little bottle of wodka to put into your drinks? Isn't that just a scam?

Edit:

On wikipedia it says that powder can hold 60% of its own weight in alcohol. So If you have a 1 kg (!) of that stuff, you have 375g of alkohol. That is less than you have in 1 liter of wodka. And 1 kg of that stuff sounds like an insane amount. You sure don't save any transport weight by using it. How much does it cost?

Edit:

Yes, it clearly is a scam. They market it as if it would be more portable. People jump to the conclusion it would be like concentrated alcohol in powdered form, and they just need to take a small package of powder instead of a big bottle. They say a "liquid is often not convinient" and that powder would safe space and weight.....

Clearly it is not. You don't save space and you don't save weight.

Edited March 13, 2015 by N_las

[kerbiloid]

Alcoholic lollipops. Especially for zero-G conditions.

[sal_vager]

Uses other then getting drunk are preferred for a Science Labs thread guys

[QuesoExplosivo]

http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=30178

Cyclodextrin is some pretty cool stuff.

[shynung]

Uses other then getting drunk are preferred for a Science Labs thread guys

Mmm. I'm thinking of water-fuelled cars with these powders in the tank.

Not really sure how would it run, though, if at all.

[lajoswinkler]

Mmm. I'm thinking of water-fuelled cars with these powders in the tank.

Not really sure how would it run, though, if at all.

You mean alcohol fueled. Water can't run a car. Well perhaps it could, if great deal of the car is made of teflon, and the car had intake for fluorine, being in a fluorine atmosphere. Otherwise not.

[shynung]

I was thinking of alcohol fuel, actually, just using this instant-alcohol-powder and water rather than straight alcohol fluid.

[N_las]

I was thinking of alcohol fuel, actually, just using this instant-alcohol-powder and water rather than straight alcohol fluid.

That would be so useles...

The claim that the powder is less heavy than the equivalent liquid alcohol is just nonsense. So instead of buying 50 Liter alcohol fuel at the gas station, you buy at lest the same amount of weight in form of powder. Imagine having big sacks of powder to fill into your car, instead of a simple liquid. And you to add water, you have to mix the fuel yourself in your car. No thanks.

[Vanamonde]

With regard to some deleted posts,

Uses other then getting drunk are preferred for a Science Labs thread guys