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Natural gas has a smell added so that if there is a leak people will be able to smell it.
Smell is added to natural Gas because it is odourless, tasteless and invisible. Mercapton is added to natural gas so the user is aware when it is present. ie when you have a gas leak.
Natural gas is colorless and odorless. The reason natural gas smells is because a smell is added to it before it is delivered to the consumer. The reason for the added smell is to draw awareness to a gas leak.
Natural gas or Methane do not have a smell that can be detected by the human nose.
Mercaptane is added to natural gas; this has a strong smell and an escape of methane can be easily identified.
Natural gas has a smell added so that if there is a leak people will be able to smell it.
Smell is added to natural Gas because it is odourless, tasteless and invisible. Mercapton is added to natural gas so the user is aware when it is present. ie when you have a gas leak.
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Natural gas is colorless and odorless. The reason natural gas smells is because a smell is added to it before it is delivered to the consumer. The reason for the added smell is to draw awareness to a gas leak.
Natural gas or Methane do not have a smell that can be detected by the human nose.
Mercaptane is added to natural gas; this has a strong smell and an escape of methane can be easily identified.
Natural gas has no odour, therefore you can't smell it. A product that goes by the trade name of Mercaptin is added to natural gas to give it an odour so you can get a warning of a leak by smell.
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The smell in gas is man-made, natural gas is odourless. It is added during the gas manufacturing/refining process so as to be able to detect it (i.e. smell). The chemical is Mercaptan
Natural gas has no odour, therefore you can't smell it. A product that goes by the trade name of Mercaptin is added to natural gas to give it an odour so you can get a warning of a leak by smell.
Mercaptan is the substance that causes natural gas to smell bad. It is typically added to gas before the gas is shipped or piped, so that any leaks can be instantly detected.
Natural gas has NO odour - the 'smell' is added during the refining process so that you know if there is a gas leak !