Methylacetylene-propadiene gas

Methylacetylene-propadiene (MPS) gas is a type of fuel gas used in oxy-fuel welding and cutting torches. The most commonly known type of MPS gas was MAPP gas.[1]

This gas was a mixture of propyne, CH3C≡CH, and propadiene, CH2=C=CH2. As a fuel gas, it burned hotter than propylene, propane or natural gas. It also had better heat distribution than acetylene.

References

  1. Porter, Michael (2004). Gas Burners for Forges, Furnaces, and Kilns. City: SkipJack Press. ISBN 1-879535-20-3.
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