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Old 15-07-2007, 12:57 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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shazzbat wrote:

That's because bananas don't give off acetone. You'd be in trouble if they
did.

Ethylene is what they give off.

AKA Ethyne and Acetylene, probably the latter is where the confusion got
caused. All fruit do it, but bananas are one of the most prolific.

I wonder if you had a big enough vat of bananas whether or not you could
do some welding.

Acetelyne and ethylene are NOT the same chemical. ethylene is C2H4 and has a
double bond between the carbon atoms it is naturally produce by plants as a
a plant hormone. Acetylene is C2H2 and has a triple bond between the carbon
atoms. Acetelyne is far more reactive than ethylene as AFAIK can not be produced
naturally by plants or animals. In modern chemical nomencalture ethylene in
called ethene and Acetylene in called ethyne.

Gill M
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