Ethylene

C2H4

High purity ethylene is produced from lower purity material by a combination of purification techniques including molecular sieve and cryogenic fractional distillation.

Standard Specifications

Purity / Assay
Impurities (Mol ppm)
2.5
99.5%
3.5
99.95%
4.5
99.995%
5.0
99.999%
5.5
99.9995%
Nitrogen< 100< 50< 5< 2< 1
Oxygen< 25< 10< 2< 2< 1
Carbon Dioxide< 15< 10< 5< 2< 1
Carbon Monoxide< 5< 3< 2< 2< 1
Other Hydrocarbons< 4000< 400< 40< 8< 4
Acetylene< 10< 6< 4< 2< 1
Moisture**< 5< 5< 5< 3< 1
Total Impurities< 5000< 500< 50< 10< 5

**Moisture Specification only guaranteed if cylinders prepared by AGT International

Please contact us if the specification you require is not shown above. AGT International is able to custom manufacture different specifications according to your requirements.

Standard Container Sizes & Fill Volumes

Cylinder Information
Cylinder SizeFill Volume (kg)
H5016.9
H4916.8

For bulk and cryogenic ethylene please visit our bulk ethylene page.

Technical Information

Technical DataShipping Information
Molecular Weight (g/mol)28.054Shipping NameEthylene
Liquid Density (kg/m³)567.9Hazard Class2.1
Gas Density (kg/m³)1.178UN No.UN 1962
Boiling point (°C)-103.8Hazard LabelFlammable gas
Specific Volume (m³/kg)0.862CAS No.74-85-1
Vapour Pressure (bar.a @ 20°C)47.7
Valve OutletCGA 350
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