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Acetylene (C2H2) is a colorless, highly flammable gas.
Applications
Used in optical spectrometry as an instrumentation gas; used in atomic absorption for elemental analysis as an instrumentation gas. Used as a fuel gas in atomic absorption spectrometry for elemental analysis.
Materials Compatibility
Metals: Stainless Steel; Carbon Steel; Aluminum; Monel; Brass (Low Copper)
Plastics: Kel-F®; PTFE, FEP, and PFA Fluoropolymers resins; Tefzel®; Kynar®
Elastomers: Kalrez®; Viton®; Buna-N; Neoprene; Polyurethane
Acetylene is a colorless and tasteless gas with a garlic-like odor. It is flammable and can be an asphyxiant. In order to prevent explosive decomposition, acetylene is supplied in cylinders filled with a porous mass packing material that is saturated with acetone or other suitable solvent in which the acetylene is actually dissolved. The specifications shown are on a solvent free basis.
The specifications for acetylene are found in the Compressed Gas Association (CGA) Pamphlet G-1.1. Grade D is considered commercial acetylene.
(Units in ppm (v/v) unless show otherwise)
| Limiting Characteristics | CGA G-1.1 Grade D |
Typical |
| Acetylene Minimum, % | 98 | 98.8 |
| Phosphine | 50 | .04% |
| Arsine | None | |
| Hydrogen Sulfide | 50 | None |
| Total Sulfur (calculated as H2S) | — | .006% |
| Clorine (combined) | — | None |
| Oxygen | — | .01 – .1% |
| Nitrogen | — | .02 – .2% |
| Hydrogen | — | Trace |
| Methane | — | Trace |
| Ammonia | — | None |
| Stibine | — | .0007% |
Certain acetylene plants do not purify the generated acetylene since for most purposes there is no demand for high purity acetylene.
