It was discovered in 1836 by Edmond Davy, who produced carburet of potassium, and evolved acetylene gas therefrom by decomposing it with water. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
Often he jeopardized his life, and once nearly lost it, by breathing carburetted hydrogen. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.
He took up the question, experimented with fire-damp, and found that it was in reality light carburetted hydrogen. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.