"AJH" wrote in message
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On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 21:12:09 GMT, "dennis@home"
wrote:

You do know that incomplete burning of propane to produce CO also produces
the same amount of hydrogen which could blow your place to bits.

Nope, it's the Hydrogen grabbing the oxygen molecules first that only
leaves enough to form CO or soot for the reducing atmosphere. Now if
you keep everything hot enough you can produce syngas which is CO + H2
and this is the basis for many synthetic chemicals but with air I
think the free ride given to N2 cuts temperatures below an equilibrium
that favours syngas.


C3H8 + 4(O2+4N2) === CO + 2CO2 + 3H2O + H2 + 16 N2