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Liquefied Petroleum Gas — Technical Butane (BT)

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Liquefied Petroleum Gas — Technical Butane (BT)

Technical butane (BT) liquefied petroleum gas produced to TDS 829-2016, with a butane and butylene content of not less than 60%, for domestic and industrial fuel use.

HS code2711.13
Minimum order1 rail tank car
PackingBulk in rail tank cars and road tankers; cylinders on request
ManufacturerState Concern Turkmennebit

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Technical butane (BT) liquefied petroleum gas produced to TDS 829-2016, with a butane and butylene content of not less than 60%, for domestic and industrial fuel use.

Specification

  • Sum of butanes and butylenes not less than 60%
  • Liquid residue at 20 °C not more than 1.8%
  • Vapour pressure at +45 °C not more than 1.6 MPa
  • Hydrogen sulfide and mercaptan sulfur not more than 0.013%
  • Odour intensity not less than 3 points

Physical and chemical indicators

Liquefied petroleum gases for domestic use — TDS 829-2016

ParameterPT (propane technical)SPBT (propane-butane mix)BT (butane technical)
Sum of methane, ethane and ethylene, %Not ratedNot ratedNot rated
Sum of propane and propylene, %, min75Not rated
Sum of butanes and butylenes, %, min6060
Volume fraction of liquid residue at 20 °C, %, max0.71.61.8
Saturated vapour pressure, gauge, MPa, at +45 °C, max1.61.61.6
Saturated vapour pressure, gauge, MPa, at −20 °C, min0.16
Hydrogen sulfide and mercaptan sulfur, %, max0.0130.0130.013
— of which hydrogen sulfide, %, max0.0030.0030.003
Free water and alkaliNoneNoneNone
Odour intensity, points, min333

By agreement between producer and buyer, SPBT may be produced with a propane and propylene content of not less than 60%.

Applications

Domestic cooking, cylinder filling, aerosol propellant feedstock, lighters and industrial burners in warm climates.

Loading and delivery

FCA Türkmenbaşy or Seýdi. Rail tank cars, road tankers and cylinder filling; export volumes by rail to Central Asian, Afghan and Iranian destinations.

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