I have several 10 kg tanks and am not using them and I am wondering if they will ever go bad?
2007-01-05 04:53:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Nope. Its a stable chemical. C3H8. It needs energy to react, so i think your good.
2007-01-05 05:05:13 · answer #1 · answered by foffydabomb18 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From a safety standpoint, it’s not the age of the propane that is an issue. It is rather odorant fade that poses the safety concern with propane that has been in a tank for an extremely long time. Odorant fade is a common claim in liability cases involving propane.
Perhaps the PhD can explain how water vapor can get into a compromised pressure vessel while the pressurized contents of said vessel are escaping from the compromised area of the vessel?
2007-01-05 22:41:03 · answer #2 · answered by lpgnh3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the others, except that if the integrity of the tank is compromised, you could get water vapor in it. The propane will still be there, but its burning properties might be different.
2007-01-05 15:49:29 · answer #3 · answered by Peter Boiter Woods 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make sure the tanks don't leak. You may find that when you finally want propane in the future that you don't have any.
2007-01-05 16:14:38 · answer #4 · answered by primenumber 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not for a few million years anyway. The tank will be long gone then, I would say. You too probably.
Propane is an alkane, and alkanes are fairly inert unless subjected to extremem conditions, e.g. heated to maybe 400 degrees centigrade in air.
2007-01-05 12:56:20 · answer #5 · answered by Sciman 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋