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Table 1-2 Typical LPG Specifications

NGLs are a mixture of hydrocarbons in the C2-C4 range that are recovered at cryogenic temperatures and sent elsewhere for fractionation. They contain ethane, propane, butane and other compounds. LPGs are liquefied petroleum gases recovered by cooling a gas stream with a refrigerant, containing a mixture of propane and butane from a gas plant or possibly propylene and butylenes from a refinery. LPGs can be fractionated and sold separately, with typical specifications for commercial propane, butane and propane-butane mixtures including vapor pressure, residue composition, boiling points, corrosion resistance and purity levels.

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Table 1-2 Typical LPG Specifications

NGLs are a mixture of hydrocarbons in the C2-C4 range that are recovered at cryogenic temperatures and sent elsewhere for fractionation. They contain ethane, propane, butane and other compounds. LPGs are liquefied petroleum gases recovered by cooling a gas stream with a refrigerant, containing a mixture of propane and butane from a gas plant or possibly propylene and butylenes from a refinery. LPGs can be fractionated and sold separately, with typical specifications for commercial propane, butane and propane-butane mixtures including vapor pressure, residue composition, boiling points, corrosion resistance and purity levels.

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NGLs

NGLs are a mixture of hydrocarbons, usually in the C2-C4 range that are
recovered at cryogenic temperatures and sent to another location for
fractionation into separate products. A typical NGL specification is:
Methane
CO2
Aromatics
Olefins
COS
Vapour Pressure
Corrosivity
Distillation endpoint
No free water

Greater of 0.50 vol% or 1.50 vol% of ethane content


0.35 vol% of ethane (max)
10.0 vol% (max)
1.0 vol% (max)
15 ppmw of C3 (max)
4137 kPa at 37.8 oC
No. 1 Copper strip
190 oC

Ethane
Ethane is a fractionated product containing primarily C2H6. A typical specification
for ethane is:
C2H6
95 mole% minimum
CO2
2.0 mole% maximum
CH4
2.0 mole % maximum
C3H8
2.0 mole % maximum
H2S
100 ppmw maximum
Total Sulphur
200 ppmw maximum
LPGs
LPGs are liquefied petroleum gases recovered by cooling a gas stream with a
refrigerant. The product is a mixture of propane and butane if recovered at a gas
plant, and may contain propylene and butylenes if recovered from a refinery.
LPGs may be fractionated and sold as separate products. Typical specifications
are shown in Table 1-2
Table 1-2 Typical LPG Specifications
Specification

Commercial
Propane

Commercial
Butane

Commercial B-P
Mixtures

Vapour Pressure
at 37.8 oC

1434 kPa(g)

483 kPa(g)

1434 kPa(g)

Residue

2.5 vol% butane

2.0 vol% C5+

2.0 vol% C5+

95% boiling point

-38.3 oC

2.2 oC

2.2 oC

Corrosion

No. 1 Copper strip

No. 1 Copper strip

No. 1 Copper strip

Total Sulphur

185 mg/kg

140 mg/kg

140 mg/kg

Water Content

No free water

No free water

No free water

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