Kuluhlu lwee-hydrocarbons ezilula, nangona ubushushu bokutsha be-acetylene bungekho phezulu kakhulu, ivelisa ubushushu obuninzi xa itshiswe phambi kwamanzi angamanzi, igeyijwa ngokuqhelekileyo kusetyenziswa amanzi anegesi.
Ngenxa yokunqongophala kwemveliso yamanzi ngexesha lokutsha kwe-acetylene, kukho ukufunxwa kobushushu okuncinci ngokwenziwa ngumphunga, kukhokelela kumaqondo obushushu aphezulu.