Will methane react with antifreeze?
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This post was last edited by winter1021 on 2011-7-19 09:41. I’ve run into a problem recently: due to the low temperatures in winter, the sealing water freezes. To prevent this from happening, I plan to add antifreeze such as ethylene glycol or glycerol. However, methane present in the equipment could mix with these antifreezes. I would like to ask if methane will react with antifreezes like ethylene glycol or glycerol during winter? ? The components of the antifreeze are deionized water, ethylene glycol, dioctyl azelate, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether, sodium tripolyphosphate, potassium polyphosphate, acrylate, ammonium dihydrogen phosphate, potassium hypophosphite, and sodium phosphite
Methane is a specific gas component, whereas antifreeze is a mixture composed of various components. To determine which component methane might react with, if you can provide the detailed composition of the antifreeze, many people online will likely be able to help you figure out whether methane will react with it or not. Please provide the specific composition of the antifreeze; list all those components whose concentration is 0.0005% or higher.
Methane does not react with the inorganic substances in antifreeze, and it is also difficult for it to react with the organic substances in antifreeze under the low temperatures of winter.