N-butane

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Hazard Name:

N-butane

HAZARD:

N-butane

CHEMICAL FORMULA:

C₄H₁₀

EXPOSURE STANDARD:

800 PPM (TWA)

PHYSICAL FORM:

Colorless Gas

SYNONYMS:

Butane

RELATIVE DENSITY:

2.0

EXPOSURE:

Inhalation

IP(eV):

10.53

C.F:

1.2

LEL%:

1.9

USES/SOURCES:

AS A GASOLINE BLENDING COMPONENT TO ENHANCE VOLATILITY; AS A CONSTITUENT OF LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS, ORGANIC SYNTHESIS, AS A SOLVENT, REFRIGERANT

TOXICOLOGY:

n-BUTANE IS A CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANT AT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS

MONITORING METHOD:

Monitoring Tubes:

226-01

Catalog Number	Sorbent (Coating)	Size	Sections	Sorbent (mg)	Ends	Tube Holder	Separators	Quantity
226-01	Anasorb® CSC, Coconut Charcoal	6x70	2	50/100	GS	A	FFW	50

Monitoring Instruments:

PpbRAE 3000

ToxiRAE Plus PID