Right. I have deodorized a number of tanks this way, including a
100#er. No trace of odor afterwards. Bob- Vote on answer
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get rid of mercaptant
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16 years ago
Yeah, that LP stink is just the same. I use a couple of ends from LP tanks for scrap tubs, one sat outside the shop door for at least three years and when I went to cut a drain hole in the bottom that LP stink came right out again. Soaks into the steel, mean stuff.
John
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True, but the thiols on that page are butyl-mercaptan derivatives. t-butyl mercaptan is what I think is added to natural gas - it is, in any event, rather unpleasant smelling stuff.
If you want to get rid of it, it can be oxidized into something that doesn't stink, but I don't remember what that is. A person wanting to neutralize the odor might try hydrogen peroxide as the web page suggests.
Fitch