Canned Air Dusters

[BoltsFan704]

Anyone know what kind of compressed air is in these things? I was using one today and figured if its pure co2- I could use it to fill a growler/bottle with co2 before bottling from keg.

 

[beergynt]

It is definitely not pure CO2... Not sure what's in there, but I did see an episode of "Intervention" on which it was huffed repeatedly...

 

[markcurling]

Ha the ones I use definitely aren't! They tend to be something which liquidises at a much lower pressure than CO2 so they can be made in thin-walled aerosol cans rather than the heavy thick-walled cartridges you get for CO2. I can't remember the exact chemical but I certainly wouldn't want to drink it...

 

[spook]

I have never seen one filled with CO2, they are almost always something like "diflouroethane" and are plastared with warnings about not inhaling the contents. I think they probably even have some sort of bitterent or something that tastes nasty to keep kids from trying to inhale them to get high.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

tetrafluoroethane - not something I'd want in or near my beer.

 

[BoltsFan704]

There goes that idea. Thanks for the response.

 

[user 4295]

Canned air is not air, or CO2. The chemical used is actually classified as a refrigerant. tetrafluoroethane

 

[redm18]

I know its flammable that's why they warn against use with a paper shredder

 

[JonK331]

http://www.belkin.com/support/msds/F8E412.pdf

MSDS here