Propane - C3H8
Propane - C3H8
This page brings together the main information on the propane (C3H8) or " diméthylméthane ", Its physical characteristics, its health effects, the means to detect it (C3H8 gas detector) as well as adapted respiratory protection equipment (insulating respiratory equipment or air supply system).
Main features of propane (C3H8) -
The Propane (C4H8) or " diméthylméthane ", Is a gas from the Alkane family mainly used as a combustion energy source in internal combustion engines or boilers. It is mainly from the purification of natural gas or the separation of liquefied oil gases. In the industrial environment, propane is also used as a reactive agent in the synthesis for example ethylene, benzene, toluene or xylene.
Effects of propane on health
Pure, the propane (C3H8) is a gas INcolore and odorless, however, an odoriferous agent - the éthanethiol - It is added to him in order to detect his presence in case of leakage. Propane is a harmful gas by inhalation and is mainly related to the scarcity of oxygen (risk of suffocation). It is found in the gaseous state at room temperature but it can liquefy pressure about a dozen bars. Its combustion is clean and generates water and carbon dioxide.
C3H8 gas detection (propane)
Indistinguishable to the smell, only one C3H8 gas detector can accurately measure the concentrations of this explosive gas, we will be directed towards a Propane detection in explosiveness with a measure in percentage of LIE (explosimètre).
For calibration and gas tests of your fixed gas or laptop detectors, propane standard gas cylinder are available.
Propane Respiratory Protection (C3H8)
Propane is an asphyxious gas with significant risks of suffocation, we will focus on a Respiratory apparatus isolateOpen circuit t (Arico) or an air supply system for long-term interventions.