Ethyl mercaptan
ethanethiol, ethyl sulfhydrate, mercaptoethane, ethyl hydrosulfide, ethyl thioalcohol, thioethanol
How to detect Ethyl mercaptan
Formula: C2H6S | CAS: 75-08-1
Synonyms: ethanethiol, ethyl sulfhydrate, mercaptoethane, ethyl hydrosulfide, ethyl thioalcohol, thioethanol
Ethyl mercaptan is generally deemed a primary malodorant arising from incomplete containment of vapours released in refining.
Specification
Specification | Value/Information |
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Formula | C2H6S |
CAS no. | 75-08-1 |
Gas Response Factor, 11.7 eV | 0.6 |
Gas Response Factor, 10.6 eV | 0.6 |
Gas Response Factor, 10.0 eV | 0.60 |
ppm per mg/m⁻³, (20 °C, 1 bar) | 0.387 |
Molecular Weight, g/mole | 62.1 |
Melting point, °C | -148 |
Boiling point, °C | 35 |
Flash point, °C | -17.2 |
Upper Explosive Limit, % | 18 |
Specification | Value/Information |
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Lower Explosive Limit, % | 2.8 |
Density, g.cm⁻³ | 0.839 |
Ionisation Energy, eV | 9.29 |
EH40 TWA, ppm | 0.5 |
EH40 TWA, mg.m⁻³ | 1.3 |
EH40 STEL, ppm | 2 |
EH40 STEL, mg.m⁻³ | 5.2 |
NIOSH ceiling, ppm | 0.5 |
NIOSH ceiling, mg.m⁻³ | 1.3 |
NIOSH IDLH, ppm | 500 |