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==Uses==
Alcohol burners are preferred for some uses over [[Bunsen burner]]s for safety purposes, and in laboratories where [[natural gas]] is not available. Their flame is limited to approximately 5 [[centimeters]] (two [[inches]]) in height, with a comparatively lower temperature than the gas flame of the Bunsen burner.<ref name="Laboratory Burner Safety">{{Cite web|title = Laboratory Burner Safety|url = http://safety.ucanr.edu/files/1368.pdf|website = safety.ucanr.edu|access-date = 2015-06-17|location = University of California|date = 2007}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://ovc.uoguelph.ca/sites/default/files/users/ovcweb/files/AlcoholBurner_000.pdf|title=Standard Operating Procedure - Safe Use of Alcohol Burner|last=Braham|first=R|date=2002|website=ovc.uoguelph.ca|publisher=Department of Biomedical Sciences of [[Ontario Veterinary College]]|access-date=2015-06-17}}</ref>
While they do not produce flames as hot as other types of burners, they are sufficiently hot for performing some chemistries, standard [[microbiology]] laboratory procedures, and can be used for [[Sterilization (microbiology)#Flaming|flame sterilization]] of other laboratory equipment.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Low-tech Microbiology Tools|url = http://teach.genetics.utah.edu/content/gsl/html/lowtech.html|website = teach.genetics.utah.edu|access-date = 2015-06-26|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150627050624/http://teach.genetics.utah.edu/content/gsl/html/lowtech.html|archive-date = 2015-06-27|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=National field manual for the collection of water-quality data|last=Myers|first=D. N.|last2=Sylvester|first2=M. A.|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey|USGS]]|year=1997|series=Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, book 9|chapter=7.1.1. Equipment and Equipment Sterilization Procedures|chapter-url=https://water.usgs.gov/owq/FieldManual/Chapter7-Archive/Chapter7.1/Ch7_1.1.pdf}}</ref>
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[[File:Capping.jpg|thumb|right|x200px|The burner's flame is capped like a [[candle]] to extinguish it.]]
[[File:Glass alcohol burner.jpg|thumb|right|x200px|A small amount of liquid is boiling above the alcohol burner.]]
Typical fuel is [[denatured alcohol]], [[methanol]], or [[Isopropyl alcohol|isopropanol]].<ref name="Laboratory Burner Safety" /><ref name=":1" /> A cap is used as a [[Candle snuffer|snuffer]] for extinguishing the flame.
== See also ==
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