Utshwala buyinhlanganisela yamakhemikhali enefomula ethi C2H5OH.Iwuketshezi olucacile, olungenambala olunephunga elimnandi futhi luvame ukusetshenziswa njengesinyibilikisi, isibaseli, nesibulala-magciwane.Utshwala bubuye bube yisidakamizwa esisebenza ngokwengqondo esingabangela ukudakwa, futhi buvame ukuphuzwa eziphuzweni ezinjengobhiya, iwayini, nespirit.Ukukhiqizwa kotshwala kuhilela ukuvutshelwa kukashukela futhi kungenziwa ngemithombo ehlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa okusanhlamvu, izithelo nemifino.Nakuba utshwala busetshenziswa ngezindlela eziningi, ukuphuza ngokweqile kungaholela ezinkingeni zempilo nasekuluthekeni.
