Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

LPG has a very wide variety of uses, mainly used for cylinders across many different markets as an efficient fuel container in the agricultural, recreation, hospitality, calefaction, construction, sailing and fishing sectors. It can serve as fuel for cooking, central heating and to water heating and is a particularly cost-effective and efficient way to heat off-grid homes. In the safety font LPG cylinders must be updated to new standards in safety and user experience, giving a huge contribution for domestic usage. It can be used for cooking, rural heating, motor fuel and refrigeration.

Propane

PropertiesUnitSpecificationTest Method
Sp. Gr. 15.6/15.6°CTo be ReportedASTM D 2598
Vapor pressure @37.8°Cpsig200 maxASTM D 1267  or D 2598
Propane Content%Vol96 minASTM D 2163
Ethane Content%Vol2 maxASTM D 2163
Volatile Residue (Butane+)%Vol2.5 maxASTM D 2163
Residue on evaporation of 100ml0.05 maxASTM D 2158
Oil stain observationPassASTM D 2158
Copper corrosionNo. 1 stripASTM D 1838
Sulfur content (ppm)ppm40 maxASTM D 1266 or D 5453
H2S ContentNegativeASTM D 2420 or IP 103
MoisturePassASTM D 2713 or D 1744

 

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Butane

PropertiesUnitSpecificationTest Method
Sp. Gr. 15.6/15.6°CTo be ReportedASTM D 2598
Vapor pressure @37.8°Cpsig70 maxASTM D 1267  or D 2598
Butane Content%Vol95 minASTM D 2163
Volatile Residue (Pentane+)%Vol2 maxASTM D 2163
Copper corrosionNo. 1 stripASTM D 1838
Sulfur content (ppm)ppm80 maxASTM D 1266 or D 5453
H2S ContentNegativeASTM D 2420
MoistureNoneVisual