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Sub-Product

Main Product: Gaseous Alkanes
Segment: Chemicals
Main-Family: Alkanes
Sub-Family: Aliphatic Alcanes
Physical State: Gas

Sub-Product: Ethane
Description: Ethane is a colorless, odorless gas that is a member of the alkane family, with the chemical formula H₃C-CH₃. It is the second simplest alkane after methane and is primarily found in natural gas. Ethane is used mainly as a steam cracker feedstock in the petrochemical industry to produce various chemicals and materials, such as ethylene and propylene.
Product #Tags: #Ethylene

Identifiers

CAS Number: 74-84-0
EC Number: 200-814-8
ECHA InfoCard: 100.000.741
IUPAC Name: Ethane
PubChem ID: 6324

Chemical Data

Chemical Formula: C₂H₆
Molecular Weight (g/mol): 30.07
Boiling Point (°C): -88.5
Melting Point (°C): -182.8
Sulfur Content (wt%): 0
Specific Gravity: 1.36

Properties

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Status: A

System Info

Update by: Kokel, Nicolas
Updated: 2/7/2025 8:31 AM
Added by: Kokel, Nicolas
Added: 2/18/2021 11:03 AM

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Ethane molecular representation https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/ethane-molecular-structure.html

Product Communicator

	Title	Date
	CHINA'S U.S. ETHANE IMPORTS SET TO SURGE IN 2025	2/7/2025
	Ethane Specific Gravity	10/9/2021