En cuanto al alcohol isoamilico, principal componente del aceite fusel, es un compuesto organico que tiene una formula molecular [C.sub.5][H.sub.12]O.

En el presente trabajo, se realizo la sintesis del acetato de butilo a partir del butanol obtenido del aceite de fusel por destilacion, mediante la tecnica de destilacion reactiva a escala piloto, realizando ensayos isobaricos con relaciones de alimentacion equimolares y en exceso de acido en operacion semi-continua, empleando catalisis heterogenea, donde se obtuvieron composiciones experimentales de ester tanto en el tope como en el fondo de la columna.

Commercial processes for the production of isoamyl alcohol include fractionation of fusel oils, chlorination of [C.sub.5]- alkanes with subsequent hydrolysis to produce a mixture of isomers and a low pressure oxo-process or hydroformylation of n-butenes followed by hydrogenation of the resultant iso-valeraldehyde (Kirk and Othmer, 2004).

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Ethyl alcohol is used to produce alcoholic beverages or antifreeze in automobile radiators; methyl alcohol is used to produce such industrial products as antifreeze or solvent for gums and lacquers; isopropyl alcohol is used as a rubbing alcohol; and fusel oil is a base for perfumes and fixatives (http://www.encarta.msn.com).

What ARE important are things called congeners - complex organic molecules such as polyphenols and higher alcohols including methanol, histamine, tannins or fusel oils.

The volatile components, other than ethanol, are contained in what is known as the fusel oil fraction.

Proponents referred to the campaign as a "holy war." Those who opposed legislation, especially Nelson Aldrich, were accused of "treason." A Kentucky congressman claimed that "Fortunes are being built upon the wrecks of human bodies." Warwick Hough, a spokesman for whiskey rectifiers, claimed that fusel oil, which was found in straight but not in rectified whiskey, was "the worst poison on earth." The government sent undercover agents, including a political economist, to spy on businesses.

Gevo recently developed a chemical-based catalytic process to convert low-value "fusel oils," a mixture of alcohols that are byproducts from fermentation processes such as ethanol production, into renewable isoprene.