Ethane C2H6

Ethanol C2H6O2

Ammonia NH3

CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O

ETHANE is a chemical compound with chemical formula C2H6. It is the only two-carbon alkane, that is, an aliphatic hydrocarbon. At standard temperature and pressure, ethane is a colorless, odorless gas.

ETHANOL, also known as ethyl alcohol, drinking alcohol or grain alcohol, is a flammable, colorless, slightly toxic chemical compound, and is best known as the alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. In common usage, it is often referred to simply as alcohol. Its molecular formula is variously represented as EtOH, CH3CH2OH, C2H5OH or as its empirical formula C2H6O. Based on its abilities to change the human consciousness, alcohol is considered a drug.

AMMONIA is a compound with the formula NH3. It is normally encountered as a gas with a characteristic pungent odor. Although ammonia contributes significantly to the nutritional needs of the planet, the gas itself is caustic and can cause serious health damage. The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set a 15-minute exposure limit for gaseous ammonia of 35 ppm by volume in the environmental air and an 8-hour exposure limit of 25 ppm by volume.[5] Exposure to very high concentrations of gaseous ammonia can result in lung damage and death.[5] Although ammonia is regulated in the United States as a non-flammable gas, it still meets the definition of a material that is toxic by inhalation and requires a hazardous safety permit when transported in quantities greater than 13,248 L (3,500 gallons).[6]

Ammonia used commercially is usually named anhydrous ammonia. This term emphasizes the absence of water. Because NH3 boils at -33 °C, the liquid must be stored under pressure or at low temperature. Its heat of vaporization is, however, sufficiently high that NH3 can be readily handled in ordinary beakers in a fume hood. “Household ammonia” or “ammonium hydroxide” is a solution of NH3 in water. The strength of such solutions is measured in units of baume (density), with 26 degrees baume (about 30 weight percent ammonia at 15.5 °C) being the typical high concentration commercial product.[7] Household ammonia ranges in concentration from 5 to 10 weight percent ammonia.”