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Ethane   C2H6

Ethane is manufactured by direct hydrogenation of ethylene at high temperature in the presence of a catalyst. It is further purified using fractional distillation. 

 Standard Specifications 

Purity / Assay

2.5

3.5

4.5

5.0

5.5

Impurities (Mol ppm)

99.5%

99.95%

99.995%

99.999%

99.9995%

Nitrogen

 < 100 < 50 < 40 < 6 < 3

Oxygen

 < 25 < 10 < 5 < 3 < 1

CO / CO2

 < 30 < 10 < 2 < 1 < 1

Moisture **

 < 10 < 10 < 4 < 2 < 1

Total hydrocarbons

 < 4000 < 10 < 5 < 3 < 1

Total Impurities

 < 5000 < 500 < 50 < 10 < 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Moisture Specification only guaranteed if cylinders prepared by AGT International

Please contact us if the specification you require is not shown above. AGT International is able to custom manufacture different specifications according to your requirements. 

Standard Cylinder Sizes and Fill Volumes 

Cylinder Information

Cylinder Size

Fill Volume (kg)
49 18.2
44 17.4
16 5.9
7 2.6
3 0.74

                                                           

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Technical Data

Shipping Information

Molecular Weight (g/mol)

 30.069

Shipping Name

 Ethane, compressed
Liquid Density (kg/m3) 546.5

Hazard Class

 2.1
Gas Density (kg/m3) 1.282

UN No.

 UN 1035
Boiling point (oC) - 88.7

Hazard Label

 Flammable Gas

Specific Volume (m3/kg)

 0.799

CAS No.

 78-84-0

Vapour Pressure (bar.a)

 38.3

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Valve Outlet

 CGA 510 / BS 4