To: marktwain
Isn’t that the stuff they add in small amounts to natural gas to give it the “rotten egg” smell so that you know when there is a gas leak?
To: Boogieman
No Mercaptan is the odorant added to methane (natural gas). However it has sulfide in it which gives it a smell not unlike H2S.
32 posted on
10/28/2019 1:00:16 PM PDT by
IC Ken
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To: Boogieman
No, those are mercaptans.
37 posted on
10/28/2019 1:15:00 PM PDT by
IronJack
To: Boogieman
Isn’t that the stuff they add in small amounts to natural gas to give it the “rotten egg” smell so that you know when there is a gas leak? That's "Stinko" it's a mercaptan, an organic sulfur compound related to skunk scent.
In Europe where the use syngas, which is high in carbon monoxide, they add an odorizer that has an 'emetic' scent. You run away before you can be poisoned by the CO rather than puke your guts out on the spot...
44 posted on
10/28/2019 2:10:40 PM PDT by
null and void
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To: Boogieman
Yes, in very low amounts. Otherwise, the natural gas would kill you.
71 posted on
10/28/2019 5:30:40 PM PDT by
luvie
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