Hydrocarbon (organic) gases and gas mixtures typically handled by our customers include:
| Category of Hydrocarbon | Examples |
|---|---|
| Acid Halides | Acetyl chloride |
| Alcohols | Methanol / methyl alcohol; ethanol / ethyl alcohol; propanol / propyl alcohol |
| Alkanals/Aldehydes | Methanal/formaldehyde |
| Alkanes (gases) | C1 = methane; C2 = ethane; C3 = propane; C4 = butane. |
| Alkanes (vapours) | C5 = pentane; C6 = hexane, cyclohexane; C7 = heptane; C8 = octane; C10 = decane; C20 = icosane/eiocosane |
| Alkenes | Ethene/ethylene; propene/propylene; butene/butylene |
| Alkynes | Ethyne/acetylene |
| Amines | Monoethanolamine (MEA) |
| Arenes/Aromatics | BTX/BTEX (benzene, toluene, xylenes: m-xylene, o-xylene, p-xylene), chlorobenzene; ethylbenzene; naphthalene; styrene/ethenylbenzene |
| Carboxylic Acids | Ethanoic acid / acetic acid |
| Diols/Glycols | Ethane-1,2-diol / ethylene glycol; propane-1,2-diol / propylene glycol |
| Esters | Ethyl ethanoate / ethyl acetate; methyl ethanoate / methyl acetate |
| Ethers | Ethylene oxide; propylene oxide |
| Fuel Gases | Coke oven gas, landfill gas, natural gas (known as “LNG” when liquefied), petroleum gas (known as “LPG” when liquefied) |
| Haloalkanes | Tetrafluoroethane (Freon 134a / HFC-134a / R-134a), dichloroethane |
| Monomers | Acrylonitrile, methyl ethanoate / methyl acetate, vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), ethene/ethylene, phenylisocyanate |
| Thiols/Mercaptans | Butanethiol / butyl mercaptan; ethanethiol / ethyl mercaptan; methanethiol / methyl mercaptan |
