Chairman Indian Oil Mr. S.M.Vaidya, Managing Director CPCL Mr. Arvind Kumar,ED TNSO IOCL Mr. P.Jayadevan, Director (finance) CPCL Mr. Rajeev Ailawadi, Director (technical) CPCL Mr. H.Shankar and other senior officials called on Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Mr. M.K.Stalin on 03.09.2021. During the meeting, officials from IOCL and CPCL presented an overview of the current operation of CPCL, Manali and also on the proposed refinery at Nagapattinam.
| S.N0. | Characteristics | Method No. | Requirement for Commercial | |||
| Butane | Butane-Propane mixture | Propane | ||||
| 1 | Density at 15°C,Kg/m3 | [P:76]/ISO3993
D 1657 |
Report | Report | Report | |
| 2 | Vapour pressure at 40°C, kPa, gauge, Max. | [P:71]/ASTM D 1267/D6897 | 520 | 1050
|
1550 | |
| 3 | Composition, Liquid volume percent
a) C2 Hydrocarbons b) C3 Hydrocarbons c) C4 Hydrocarbons d) C5 Hydrocarbons and heavier OR |
ASTM D 2163/
[P:151] |
— Report Report 2.5 Max |
Report Report Report 2.5 Max |
Report 95.0 Min 4.0 Max 0.2 Max
|
|
| Volatility: Evaporation temperature in °C for 95 percent by volume at 760 mm Hg pressure, Max. | ASTM D 1837-2011/[P:72] | 2.2 | 2.2 | -38.0 | ||
| 4 | Total Volatile Sulphur ppm, Max. | ASTM D 3246/D6667 | 140 | 140 | 150 | |
| 5 | Copper strip corrosion at 38°C for 1 h | ASTM D 1838 / [P:152]/ISO6251 | Not worse than No. 1 | |||
| 6 | Hydrogen Sulphide | ASTM D 2420/[P:73] | Pass the test | |||
| 7 | Moisture Content | – | — | — | Pass | |
| 8 | Free Water Content. | – | None | None | — | |
| 9 | Caustic test | Pass | Pass | Pass | ||
