Acetylene

Symbol: C2H2

Category:

Industrial

Synonyms:

Ethyne

Natural Forms:

Gas

Atmospheric %:

None

Properties:

  1. Compound of Hydrogen and Carbon
  2. Colorless
  3. Smells like garlic when formed from Calcium Carbide

Usage

  1. Chemical Synthesis
  2. To make organic compounds, including acetaldehyde, acetic acid, acetic anhydride, acetone, and vinyl chloride
  3. In oxyacetylene welding, cutting, heat treating
  4. Small amounts are used for lighting purposes in buoys, beacons, and similar devices

Industries

  1. Cement Plants
  2. Pipeline Projects
  3. Refrigeration Industries
  4. Shipyard
  5. Sugar Mills
  6. Textile Local / Export Units

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Gases:

Oxygen

Equipment:

Welding Equipment