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Meaning of "mercaptan"
mercaptan: a pungent-smelling compound containing sulfur, often added to natural gas or propane to give it a distinct odor for safety purposes
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- Any of a class of organic compounds of sulphur, ( R₁.S.R₂ ); they tend to be foul-smelling. When R₂ is a hydrogen atom, they are termed thiols or thioalcohols.
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The pure mercaptan has an unpleasant odor.
A little ammonia sulphite and butyl mercaptan.
The release of methyl mercaptan is very gradual.
The mercaptan inhibitors are advantageous in being relatively inexpensive.
Synthesis of methyl mercaptan from dimethyl disulphide.
A mercaptan is preferably also present as a reaction promoter.
The most preferred mercaptan is benzyl mercaptan.
Benzyl mercaptan is added to a solution of thiocarbonyldiimidazole in dichloromethane.
Preferably the reducing agent is benzyl mercaptan.
A slight excess of methyl mercaptan may be employed.
Mercaptan is added to the natural gas.
This also removes the methyl mercaptan.
A certain reduction of the mercaptan content thus is obtained.
The mercaptan is preferably methyl mercaptan.
Thermal treatment for naphta mercaptan removal.
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The free mercaptan was unmasked by the following procedure.
Merox is an acronym for mercaptan oxidation.
Mercaptan should have automatically been injected into the gas.
Cyclic reuse of the tertiary mercaptan.
Mercaptan is a harmless chemical that smells like rotten eggs.
A new release of methyl mercaptan is produced.
The mercaptan is subsequently added.
The action of chlorine on methyl mercaptan is more complex.
The thiolate of a mercaptan is prepared with one equivalent of a base.
The reaction is followed by titration of the mercaptan function.
No mercaptan sulfur or thiosulfate was detected.
O sulphur compounds such as methyl mercaptan and dimethylsulphide.
The same mercaptan reduction was observed as in the first experiment.
It concerns the removal of methyl mercaptan.
An excellent purity of benzyl mercaptan is required for this use.
An unfortunate aspect of many of these compounds is a mercaptan odor.
Ingestion of methyl mercaptan is unlikely since it is a gas at ambient temperatures.
Preferably the chain transfer agent is a mercaptan compound.
The stearyl mercaptan is initially dissolved into the EnSolv.
It is also operated to avoid as much mercaptan reversion as possible.
Methyl mercaptan vapor was introduced through the same orifice.
Particularly preferred is either dodecyl mercaptan or dodecyl sulphone.
The principal mercaptan transformation reaction consists of thioetherification of olefins by mercaptans.
Continuously or intermittently adding the mercaptan.
Mercaptan equivalent can be determined by conventional methods such as iodine titration.
Hydroquinones are known to be useful as mercaptan scavengers.
The methyl mercaptan formed is separated from this reaction mixture.
Their preparation by reacting elementary sulphur with a mercaptan is known.
The amount of methyl mercaptan contained in each solution was adjusted to be identical.
Periodically samples were removed and analyzed for mercaptan sulfur.
Many molecules comprising a mercaptan group have been widely described in the literature.
The organic polysulfides may be derived from an olefin or a mercaptan.
Refined fuels must be brought within mercaptan specifications for marketability.
The upper layer containing only the alkyl mercaptan.
Stearyl mercaptan is a white to pale yellow waxy solid that is insoluble in water.
