Cawv tebchaw xa mus rau ntau hom tshuaj sib txuas uas muaj ib lossis ntau dua hydroxyl functional pawg (-OH).Cov tshuaj no yog siv rau ntau yam kev siv, xws li cov kuab tshuaj, tshuaj tua kab mob, tshuaj tua kab mob, thiab roj additives.Ethanol, methanol, thiab isopropanol yog cov khoom siv cawv ntau tshaj plaws siv hauv kev lag luam thiab lub neej txhua hnub.Cawv tebchaw kuj siv rau hauv kev tsim tshuaj, tshuaj pleev ib ce, thiab zaub mov flavorings.Txawm li cas los xij, kev haus cawv ntau dhau tuaj yeem cuam tshuam rau tib neeg kev noj qab haus huv, suav nrog kev puas siab puas ntsws, kev quav tshuaj, thiab kev tuag.Yog li ntawd, nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb uas yuav tsum tau siv cov dej cawv sib txuas ua lub luag haujlwm thiab ua raws li cov lus qhia kev nyab xeeb.