Emphakathini wanamuhla, utshwala buwumkhiqizo ovamile wasendlini ongatholakala emakhishini, ezindaweni zokucima ukoma, nakwezinye izindawo zokubuthana. Nokho, umbuzo ovame ukuvela ngowokuthiisopropanolkuyafana notshwala. Nakuba bobabili behlobene, abafani. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola umehluko phakathi kwe-isopropanol notshwala ukuze siqede noma yikuphi ukudideka.

I-Isopropanol, eyaziwa nangokuthi isopropyl alcohol noma i-2-propanol, iwuketshezi olungenambala, oluvuthayo. Inesici esinephunga elithambile futhi isetshenziswa kabanzi njengesixazululi kuzinhlelo zokusebenza ezihlukene zezimboni. I-Isopropanol ibuye isetshenziswe ngokujwayelekile njenge-ejenti yokuhlanza, isibulala-magciwane, kanye ne-preservative. Emphakathini wesayensi, isetshenziswa njenge-reactant ku-organic synthesis.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, utshwala, ikakhulukazi i-ethanol noma i-ethyl alcohol, uhlobo lotshwala oluvame ukuhlotshaniswa nokuphuza. Ikhiqizwa ukuvutshelwa koshukela ku-yeast futhi iyingxenye eyinhloko yophuzo oludakayo. Nakuba inokusetshenziswa kwayo njenge-solvent kanye ne-ejenti yokuhlanza njenge-isopropanol, umsebenzi wayo oyinhloko uwumuthi wokuzilibazisa kanye ne-anesthetic.

Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwe-isopropanol notshwala usesimeni sazo samakhemikhali. I-Isopropanol inefomula yamangqamuzana engu-C3H8O, kuyilapho i-ethanol inefomula yamangqamuzana engu-C2H6O. Lo mehluko ekwakhiweni kwawo udala izici ezihlukene zomzimba namakhemikhali. Isibonelo, i-isopropanol inephuzu lokubilisa eliphakeme futhi i-volatility ephansi kune-ethanol.

Mayelana nokusetshenziswa komuntu, i-isopropanol iyingozi uma idliwe futhi akufanele idliwe ngoba ingabangela izinkinga ezinkulu zempilo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-ethanol isetshenziswa emhlabeni wonke ophuzweni oludakayo njengesithambisi somphakathi kanye nezinzuzo zayo zezempilo ezicatshangelwayo ngokulinganisela.

Ukufingqa, kuyilapho i-isopropanol notshwala kwabelana ngokufana okuthile ekusetshenzisweni kwazo njengezincibilikisi nama-ejenti okuhlanza, ziyizinto ezihlukene ngokwesakhiwo sazo samakhemikhali, izakhiwo ezingokomzimba, nokusetshenziswa kwabantu. Nakuba i-ethanol iyisidakamizwa somphakathi esisetshenziswa emhlabeni wonke, i-isopropanol akufanele idliwe njengoba ingaba yingozi empilweni yomuntu.