If LPG is an odourless gas, then how do we detect a gas #leakage? Ans. This is not done by adding rotten cabbage or eggs !! Instead it is done by adding a chemical odourant named Ethyl Mercaptan to the LPG Gas.
Ethyl Mercaptan, a sulfur compound is a clear liquid with a very strong and distinctive smell. Adding it helps us to identify and alert the user about a gas leakage which would otherwise go unnoticed due to the odourless LPG Gas leading to dangerous situations like a fire or explosion.
Ethyl Mercaptan is not only used as an additive to odorless gases like butane, propane, and petroleum to give them a warning odor BUT is also used in the manufacture of fungicides, pharmaceuticals, insecticides, resins, and other chemicals.
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