At 06:19 AM 10/31/01 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>I think freon is incredibly inert, that's why it's used. >> >> Heat freon up enough, it turns into phosgene gas (as it breaks down >> into simpler components). The CBR types call that Blood Agent. >> Just think of how carbon monoxide supplants oxygen in your red blood >> cells, that's what phosgene gas does. I do not seem to remember the >> critical temperature but a lit cigarette will do it. >Here's a link to the MSDS >http://www.ansul.com/Material_Safety_Data_Sheets/F-85312.pdf >it says above 900 F Freon will decompose into hydrochloric and >hydrofluoric acids. Doesn't mention phosgene,
Try this one: http://www.vngas.com/pdf/g143.pdf > although you'd >proabably get that if the air was dry enough. How dry will the air be at the burning cherry on a cigarette? Reese
