Name Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Name Liquefied natural gas
CAS number 95046-41-6
EC number 305-828-9
Information on basic physical and chemical properties
a) appearance liquid, colourless
b) odour odourless
c) odour threshold not applicable
d) pH -
e) melting/freezing point -187 C to -182 C;
f) boiling point / boiling range -162 C for methane
g) flash point -58 C for methane
h) evaporation rate not available
i) combustibility (of a solid, gas) extremely flammable
j) upper/lower flammability limit
or
upper/lower explosion limit
lower limit 4.4 - 5.35% vol for methane
upper limit 14.85 -15% vol for methane
k) vapour pressure -
l) vapour density 0.727 1.082 kg/m3 (normal conditions)
m) relative vapour density 1.5 at -162 C 1.0 at -112 C 0.55 at 21 C
n) solubility description - virtually insoluble in water,
- soluble in organic solvents (e.g. benzene, carbon tetrachloride
