n-Butane (R600) is supplied as a liquid under its own vapour pressure in cylinders and in T50 ISO containers for international transport as well as road trailers and rail cars. It is generally used in industrial refrigeration applications including LNG liquefaction. It also has applications as a heat transfer fluid in the geothermal industry.
Standard Container Sizes and Fill Volumes
| Container Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | L454 Cylinder | 20′ T50 ISO Container | 40′ T50 ISO Container | |
| Contents | 226.9kg | 11,450kg | 18,650kg |
Technical Information
| Technical Data | Shipping Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular Weight (g/mol) | 58.12 | Shipping Name | Butane |
| Liquid Density (kg/m³) | 601.4 | Hazard Class | 2.1 |
| Gas Density (kg/m³) | 2.52 | UN No. | UN 1011 |
| Boiling point (°C) | -0.5 | Hazard Label | Flammable liquid |
| Specific Volume (m³/kg) | 0.4 | CAS No. | 106-97-8 |
| Vapour Pressure (bar.a @ 20°C) | 1.12 | ||
| Valve Outlet | Cylinder – CGA 510, T50 – ACME, MALE. 1 ¾” gas phase / 3 ¼” liquid phase | ||
n-Butane (R600) is n-Butane, R600a is Isobutane, sold as Care 10. Boiling point is around -12C, most people use mineral oil. It’s highly flammable so the usual precautions of earthing etc. for handling these kinds of materials. Recovery is still a bit of a grey area, but the latest seems to be that recovered refrigerant is to be treated as a controlled waste due to the oil which will be in it. On some sites where they have the facilities thye flare it off themselves, as unlike other refrigerants it doesn’t need specialist incineration.
For lower temp use there is Care 30 (R12 pressures but has a glide) which is a blend, or Care 40 (propane, R290), higher pressure again.
Packaging Type:
20ft T50 ISO Propane Tank Container
Capacity: 24m3
Working Pressure: 18Bar;
Certificate; CCS/LR/DNV
Design Code: ASME VIII Div 1
Design Approvals: IMDG T3, ADR/RID, CSC, TIR,
ISO, UIC, US/UK DOT
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x-tane high purity r600 n-butane refrigerant 24lb T50 tank
T 50 ISO Tanks
Some of the liquified gases T50 tanks can store:
- Refrigerant
- Anhydrous Ammonia
- Methyl Chloride
- Butane
- Propane
- Propylene
- Pentane
- Dimethyl Ether