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n-Butane (C4H10) Gas

n-Butane (C4H10) is a colorless, flammable, liquefied gas.

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n-Butane

Formula: C₄H₁₀, R600A

What is n-Butane (C₄H₁₀)?

n-Butane (C₄H₁₀) is a gas at room temperature and is highly flammable, colorless, and easily liquified.  It is denser than air. The gas was discovered to exist naturally in 1912. n-Butane burns more cleanly than coal or gasoline and has a high energy density.  

Does n-Butane (C₄H₁₀) occur naturally?

n-Butane (C₄H₁₀) does not exist in nature in a pure form and therefore, it’s not a natural gas but a component of other gas that is extracted. 

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Applications
Specifications
Further Specifications
Cylinder Sizes
  • Used for gasoline blending
  • As a fuel gas
  • Fragrance extraction solvent
  • As a feedstock for the manufacturing of ethylene and butadiene
  • As a chemical feedstock for special chemicals in the rubber, solvent, and plastics industries
Grade 2 Grade 2.5 Grade 3 Grade 3.5 Grade 4
Purity 99.0% 99.5% 99.9% 99.95% 99.99%
Nitrogen < 400 ppmv < 400 ppmv < 100 ppmv < 40 ppmv < 20 ppmv
Oxygen < 100 ppmv < 100 ppmv < 20 ppmv < 10 ppmv < 5 ppmv
Other Hydrocarbons < 9000 ppmv < 4500 ppmv < 900 ppmv < 500 ppmv < 90 ppmv
Sulfur < 1 ppmv < 1 ppmv < 1 ppmv < 1 ppmv < 1 ppmv
Moisture < 10 ppmv < 5 ppmv < 4 ppmv < 3 ppmv < 3 ppmv
Total Impurities < 1 % < 5,000 ppmv < 1,000 ppmv < 500 ppmv < 100 ppmv
Chemical & Physical Properties
Molecular Weight 58.12
Specific Volume 6.4 cf/lb
Pressure @ 70° F 16.3 psig
Flammability Limits 1.8-8.4% in Air
Valve Outlet CGA 510 LB CGA 170
Shipping Information
DOT Name Butane
Hazard Class 2.1
DOT No. UN 1011
DOT Label Flammable Gas
CAS No. 106-97-8
Cylinder Size Fill Weight (lb)
1/2 Ton 500
LP30 120
LP15 60
LP05 24
LP01 6
49L/Size 300 55
44L/Size 200 45
16L/Size 80 17
7L/Size 35 7

FAQs about n-Butane

Is n-Butane gas (C4H10) safe?

If not handled properly n-Butane gas (C4H10) is very unsafe, causing many dangerous health conditions very quickly, including unconsciousness, asphyxia, blood pressure instability, or ventricular fibrillation.  EFC’s culture of safety ensures that n-Butane is always handled properly, safely, and according to industry standards.

Is n-Butane (C4H10) a liquified petroleum gas?

Liquified petroleum gas (LP gas) are fuel gases that contain a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases.  n-Butate is a LP gas along with isobutylene, butadiene, butylene, and propane. 

**Moisture level guaranteed only when Electronic Fluorocarbons prepares the cylinders.
All concentrations are on a mol/mol basis unless otherwise stated.
This product is analyzed liquid phase.

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