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Document ID (ISN)43496
CIS number 85-312
ISSN - Serial title 0023-110X - Himičeskaja promyšlennost'
Year 1983
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Ėl'natanov A.I., Andreeva N.V., Striževskij I.I.
Title Flammability limits of mixtures containing carbon monoxide
Original title Predely vosplamenenija smesej, soderžaščih okis' ugleroda [in Russian]
Bibliographic information 1983, No.5, p.45-46. 7 ref.
Abstract Increasing interest in the recovery of carbon monoxide from industrial waste gases makes it important to evaluate the hazards associated with the processing of mixtures containing carbon monoxide, oxygen and inert gas(es). Tables give the compositions of flammable mixtures in which the inert gas is carbon dioxide, argon or nitrogen. Minimum ignition temperatures were observed with mixtures containing maximum proportions of carbon monoxide, i.e., with mixtures containing the smallest amount of oxygen that would support combustion.
Descriptors (primary) carbon monoxide; flammability; flammable gases
Descriptors (secondary)
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Fire and explosions
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Carbon monoxide
Inorganic substances