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Agenda
• Mercaptan properties
• Mercaptan Scavengers
• Effect of temperature and time
Odor of Mercaptans
Vapor Toxicity By
Physical State Boiling Point Specific Inhalation Toxicity by
Hazard @ 15°C, 1 atm (°C) Gravity (TLV) Ingestion
Hydrogen Sulfide Gas -60.4 1.2 10 ppm NA
Methyl Mercaptan Gas 6.2 1.66 0.5 ppm NA
Hydrogen Cyanide Liquid 25.7 0.9 10 ppm LD50 = < 0.05 g/kg
Ethyl Mercaptan Liquid 34.4 2.1 0.5 ppm LD50 = 0.682 g/kg
Carbon Disulfide Liquid 46.3 2.6 20 ppm LD50 = 0.1 to 0.99
g/kg
n-Propyl Mercaptan Liquid 67 2.6 NA LD50 = 1.79 g/kg
n-Butyl Mercaptan Liquid 98.5 3.1 0.5 ppm LD50 = 1.5 g/kg
Automotive Liquid 60 to 199 3.4 NA LD50 = 0.5 to 5.0
Gasoline g/kg
Kerosene Liquid 200 to 260 NA 200 ppm LD50 = 5.0 to 15.0
g/kg
Mercaptan Scavengers
300 50 °C
250 60 °C
200 70 °C
150 90 °C
100
50
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Time (Min)
120
Methane Thiol
100 Ethane Thiol
ppm Mercaptan
104
80 2-Propane Thiol
85
60 56
58
40
45
34
20
29
25
20
18
21
10
0
0 5 60 120
Time (Minutes)