Mr. Arvind Kumar, MD, CPCL along with Mr.H.Shankar, Director (Technical) on
6th July, 2023 met Shri Shiv Das Meena, IAS, who assumed office recently as Chief
Secretary of Tamil Nadu at Secretariat in Chennai.
MD, during the interaction, apprised the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu about
CBRPL Project coming up 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 | ||
