And if you look into the traditional process of making and using ethanol, it amounts to the same thing. This article is not about that traditional process, however.
Ah yes - the 'traditional' use of ethanol! A charred Oak cask, filled with the appropriate mixture of ethanol and water, then put in a shed for ten or twelve years.
'Sigh'. Those days are over now, but they were fun! ................... FRegards