Standard Test Method for Determination of Ethyl Mercaptan in LP-Gas Vapor

Importancia y uso:

5.1 LP-gas is colorless and odorless, and not detectable by normal human senses. To provide an olfactory warning in the event of a leak, LP-gas intended for domestic or commercial fuel use is intentionally odorized so as to be readily detectable well below flammable or suffocating concentration levels of LP-gas in air. (See Appendix X1 for important explanations.) The most common odorant for LP-gas is ethyl mercaptan. The field use of this test method will rapidly determine the presence and concentration of ethyl mercaptan in LP-gas vapor without the necessity for complex laboratory equipment.

Subcomité:

D02.H0

Volúmen:

05.02

Número ICS:

75.160.30 (Gaseous fuels)

Palabras clave:

ethyl mercaptan; liquefied petroleum gases; odorant; stain tube;