Chemical Properties of E85. Ethanol is the major component of E85. Ethanol, C2H6O, is ethane with a hydrogen molecule substituted by a hydroxil radical. It is colorless, flammable and a moderately toxic chemical compound that has a unique, perfume-like smell.thanol, before it was used as a main alcoholic drink ingredient, is usually produced through fermentation -- the carbohydrates' presence by specific yeast species when oxygen is not available. Ethanol is deemed as a depressant and a psychoactive drug component of liquors.
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) is the amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic biological organisms in a body of water to break down organic material present in a given water sample at certain temperature over a specific time period. The term also refers to a chemical procedure for determining this amount.
Explanation of Reference Numbers and Letters in APTA Policies. BOD P00-00-00-00 stands for Board of Directors/month/year/page/vote in the Board of Directors Minutes; the P indicates that it is a position (see below). For example, BOD P11-97-06-18 means that this position can be found in the November 1997 Board of Directors minutes on Page 6 and that it was Vote 18. HOD stands for House of Delegates, etc. P: Position | S: Standard | G: Guideline | Y: Policy | R: Procedure. Last Updated: 1/3/2011.