Pomponazzi Leather Coat Article : Combustion experiment, the easiest way to verify inorganic and organic ingredients

This is a short experiment done with Pomponazzi Leather Coat and subject A. Subject A is one of the most popular leather protecting products in the market.

As you can see in the clip, Pomponazzi is not flammable, but subject A burns right after the fire contact, producing black smoke. This is an evidence of organic chemical. Organic compounds contain carbon and hydrogen, and they are highly flammable and produce black smoke.

In contrast, inorganic compounds usually do not contain carbon or hydrogen. The phrase 'usually don't contain' was used in the previous sentence. Because there are few exceptions under inorganic compounds such as H20 and CO2, So, inorganic compounds may contain either hydrogen or carbon. But containing both generally makes it organic.

The problem of organic compounds is when they are incinerated, their by-products are usually classified as carcinogen and toxic.

Petroleum is a perfect example. Petroleum is classified as organic compound., and 90% of it is composed of hydrogen and carbon, with 10% of other compounds. The problem is, since the by-products of petroleum are usually cheap and easy to get, they are heavily used ingredients in the car care industry. And most of its by-products are class 1 to 2 carcinogen and are usually toxic.