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Methane   CH4

High purity methane is produced from liquefied natural gas by a combination of purification techniques including molecular sieve and cryogenic fractional distillation.

 Standard Specifications 

Purity / Assay

2.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5 *

Impurities (Mol ppm)

99.5%

99.99%

99.995%

99.999%

99.9995%

Ethane

N.S

< 60

< 30

< 5

< 3

Nitrogen

< 2000

< 40

< 20

< 5

< 1

Oxygen

N.S

< 5

< 5

< 2

< 1

Other Hydrocarbons

< 3000

< 10

< 5

< 2

< 1

Moisture **

< 10

< 5

< 5

<2

< 1

Total Impurities

< 5,000

< 100

< 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 (m3)
49 10.2
44 7.4
16 2.8
7 1.1

                                                           

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Technical Data

Shipping Information

Molecular Weight (g/mol)

 16.043

Shipping Name

 Methane, compressed
Liquid Density (kg/m3) 422.6

Hazard Class

 2.1
Gas Density (kg/m3) 1.189

UN No.

 UN 1971
Boiling point (oC) - 161.6

Hazard Label

 Flammable gas   

Specific Volume (m3 / kg)

 1.48

CAS No.

 630-08-0

Vapour Pressure (bar)

 N/A

Download MSDS Sheet

Valve Outlet

 CGA 350 / BS 4