Buy Carbon Monoxide (CO) Gas Tanks, Cylinders, Canisters & Bottles. We offer carbon monoxide in a variety of purities and concentrations. See the chart below and download the spec sheets and safety data sheets for more information on buying carbon monoxide canisters, bottles, tanks and cylinders from Linde.
How do you make carbon monoxide?
For use in manufacturing processes, carbon monoxide is made by passing air through a bed of incandescent coke or coal, or by the reaction of natural gas with oxygen at high temperatures in the presence of a catalyst.
How much carbon monoxide is lethal?
As CO levels increase and remain above 70 ppm, symptoms become more noticeable and can include headache, fatigue and nausea. At sustained CO concentrations above 150 to 200 ppm, disorientation, unconsciousness, and death are possible.
How long does it take to get carbon monoxide poisoning?
If the carbon monoxide concentration in the air is much higher, signs of poisoning may occur within 1-2 hours. A very high carbon monoxide concentration can even kill an exposed individual within 5 minutes.Aug 13, 2021
How do you find the source of carbon monoxide?
- Clothes dryers.
- Water heaters.
- Furnaces or boilers.
- Fireplaces, both gas and wood burning.
- Gas stoves and ovens.
- Motor vehicles.
- Grills, generators, power tools, lawn equipment.
- Wood stoves.
What does carbon monoxide smell like?
No, carbon monoxide has no smell. Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that's a byproduct of combustion. As a homeowner, this means it can leak from your gas furnace, stove, dryer, and water heater as well as wood stove/fireplace.
What is the most common source of carbon monoxide?
- Gas space heaters.
- Furnaces and chimneys.
- Back-drafting.
- Gas stoves.
- Generators and other gasoline-powered equipment.
- Automobile exhaust from attached garages.
Where is the source of carbon monoxide?
Sources of Carbon Monoxide Unvented kerosene and gas space heaters; leaking chimneys and furnaces; back-drafting from furnaces, gas water heaters, wood stoves, and fireplaces; gas stoves; generators and other gasoline powered equipment; automobile exhaust from attached garages; and tobacco smoke.Nov 8, 2021
What are four sources of carbon monoxide?
Sources of carbon monoxide in the home environment can include fuel-burning devices such as: boilers, furnaces, water heaters, fireplaces, charcoal grills, gas and kerosene heaters, gas and wood stoves and clothes dryers.