Officials suspect that chemical adulterants such as methanol, chloral hydrate or alprazolam were mixed in the toddy ...

The death toll due to consumption of spurious toddy in the Kukatpally area of Hyderabad has gone up to seven, while 51 peop ...

Five dead, 44 hospitalized in suspected adulterated toddy case; patients stable, chemical analysis awaited, officials investigating.

Hangovers can occur even after just a few drinks, influenced by factors like dehydration, genetics, and sleep disruption. Darker spirits and individual biology also play a role in the severity of ...

In order to inhibit hydrate formation, chemicals such as alcohols (e.g., ethanol, methanol, mono-ethylene glycol) and salts (sodium, magnesium or potassium chloride) are injected into the produced ...

Can methanol decarbonize fuels? Low-carbon methanol shows promise as a fuel, but it is unproved at the massive scale the market needs by Alexander H. Tullo ...

Simulation with Aspen Technology Inc.'s HYSYS indicates the formation of hydrate crystals in a de-ethanizer tower is likely due to the presence of water. This phenomenon happens ...

What is methanol, how does it end up in alcoholic drinks, and how can you avoid it? UK travel advice is now warning of the dangers of methanol poisoning after six Britons were left in hospital as ...

Two Australian teenagers have died after a suspected methanol poisoning in Laos. A pharmacologist explains what to know about this chemical compound.

Methanol, currently imported thousands of miles to Alaska and then trucked hundreds more to reach the Slope, is widely used to prevent hydrate buildup in gas compression plants and to prevent ...

Illicit liquor tragedies in India due to methanol contamination highlight the need for strict legislation and control measures.