Purified Alcohol

All natural, bio-based purified alcohol

American-made, sustainably produced, and held to the highest purity standards, POET’s purified alcohol is made with the POET Pure Promise of quality, reliability, and sustainability.

POET Purified Alcohol is a fundamental component of products ranging from food and beverage ingredients and personal care products to cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer, and industrial alcohol uses.

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Product applications

Food ingredients

Cosmetics and personal care

Pharmaceutical

Distilled spirits

Sanitizing and cleaning

Industrial alcohol

A grade to fit your specifications

POET’s Purified Alcohol is a highly purified ethyl alcohol product produced exclusively using POET’s patented low-temperature fermentation process. This process ensures a lower-stress environment for the yeast during fermentation, resulting in lower levels of congeners being formed. From there, POET’s process thoroughly distills the alcohol to ensure a highly purified product in every ounce.

This extensive process also serves to ensure that the final distilled product is free of any protein materials that may cause allergies. All GNS-grade products produced by POET are derived exclusively from corn and, as such, are naturally gluten-free, as defined by the FDA. Contact us for detailed specifications of our product relating to a specific grade.

With multiple grades available to meet a variety of specifications and applications, POET’s Purified Alcohol provides a versatile solution for customers across a range of industries. Explore our Grain Neutral Spirit (GNS), U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API), and Special Denatured Alcohol (SDA) offerings below, or contact us for detailed specifications relating to a specific grade.

Grain Neutral Spirit (GNS)

Our food-grade alcohol meets the highest purity standards, including the FDA’s Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) label standards, and adheres to kosher guidelines. Our Grain Neutral Spirits (GNS) are distilled six times, resulting in consistent and versatile neutral alcohols.

U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP)

Our purified alcohol is also widely used and effective as pharmaceutical-grade alcohol with a variety of uses. The all-natural, bio-based USP alcohols produced by POET are made from renewable sources and can replace fossil fuel-based synthetic ingredients in many current products.

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)

Our bioethanol is available as a certified active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and/or excipient for use in a variety of pharmaceutical applications. Produced in accordance with rigorous FDA requirements, our API and excipient alcohol provides a reliable option for products requiring high standards of quality and compliance.

Special Denatured Alcohol (SDA)

Our alcohol can be denatured to meet a wide variety of Special Denatured Alcohol (SDA) formulas for use across a range of applications. Available formulas include SDA 40-B, SDA 3-C, SDA 29, SDA 2-B, and Duplicating Fluid, among others, with both 190- and 200-proof products available.

POET Pure™ Promise

Sustainably produced, and held to the highest purity standards, POET’s plant-based purified alcohol, bioCO2, and dry ice spring from our commitment to creating safe, renewable, surface-of-the-Earth ingredients that can be used in many types of products.

Our commitment to quality, safety, and consistency is supported at every step:

Kosher Certified: Our plants and transportation equipment are Kosher certified.
SQF Certified: Our facilities maintain SQF certifications, supporting rigorous standards for product quality and safety.
IPEC Certified: POET maintains IPEC certification, reinforcing our commitment to quality and consistency.
Experienced Sensory Analysis: Our sensory analysis team brings years of experience and advanced professional training to every evaluation.

Together, these standards and practices help us deliver on the POET Pure™ Promise: responsibly produced bioproducts backed by quality you can trust.

Pure clarity

POET’s unique, proprietary process from feedstock to finished product delivers a premium quality that puts POET Pure in a class of its own. Our research, technology, and engineering teams are unrivaled in our ability to continually develop and improve our suite of products. State of the art facilities and careful attention to detail ensure we provide you with the right product at each interval.

Pure reliability

POET has over 30 years of experience transporting product from just a few miles down the road to halfway around the world. Our teams engage at multiple levels with our clients to ensure we think and act on your behalf. Rest assured, POET Pure will deliver it on spec and on time.

Pure sustainability

Our partnerships with thousands of farmers across the Midwest help make POET’s purified alcohol a cyclical, sustainable process. When we produce POET purified alcohol, the remaining products are crafted into high-quality renewable solutions. These products include high protein feed and oils that are sold back to our farmers, as well as high purity CO2 and dry ice for a variety of applications. In fact, for over 15 years, POET has provided bioCO2 for the food and beverage industry – which is ultimately reused by the next season of crops. It is the perfect cycle.

Our bioproducts from start to finish

At POET, we turn every kernel into something valuable — bioethanol, distillers grains, distillers corn oil, and more. This step-by-step process shows how a small seed transforms into a wide range of American-made bioproducts.