Ethylene, refrigerated liquid (cryogenic liquid)


Ethylene (IUPAC name: ethene) is a hydrocarbon which has the formula C2H4 or H2C=CH2. It is a colourless, flammable gas with a faint "sweet and musky" odour when pure. It is the simplest alkene (a hydrocarbon with carbon–carbon double bonds). Ethylene is widely used in the chemical industry, and its worldwide production (over 150 million tonnes in 2016) exceeds that of any other organic compound. Wikipedia

Substance Data

Source: TOXNET

CAS-Number

74-85-1

Flash Point

n/a

Boiling Point

n/a

Emergency Response Guide No. 115

Data from the Hazardous Materials Table

Source: 49 CFR §172 (2018/07)

(3) Hazard Class

2.1
Flammable gases

(4) Identification number Help

UN 1038

(5) Packing Group Help

n/a

(6) Labels Help

Flammable gases (2.1)

(7) Special Provisions (§172.102) Help

×Note:
Special provisions may be very complex. The extracts are taken from 49 CFR §172.102. Please be careful with the information, as necessary, additional conditions may be applied that are not written here. Please check the original source and report bugs.
T75
TP5

(8) Packing Authorizations (§173.***) Help

(8A) ExceptionsNone
(8B) Non-bulk316see 49 CFR §173.316
(8C) Bulk318, 319see 49 CFR §173.318, 319

(9) Quantity Limits Help

(9A) Passenger aircraft/railForbidden
(9B) Cargo aircraft onlyForbidden

(10) Vessel stowage Help

(10A) Location
(10B) Other

Segregation Chart for Load, Transport, Storage

In this table a statement is contained for each hazard class whether the loading, transport or storage with other hazard classes is allowed, is not permitted or is restricted. The table is based on U.S.-Code 49 CFR §177.848.

red May not be loaded, transported, or stored together in the same transport vehicle or storage facility.
green Load, transport, storage together is not restricted.
yellow Load, transport, storage together is allowed under restrictions.