SPECIFICATION OF LNG

Component / SubstancePermissible Limit
Gross Heating Value (GCV) Range9,340 - 10,420 Kcal / SCM (1,050 - 1,170 BTU / SCF)
Methanenot less than 85.0 Mol%
Ethanenot more than 9.2 Mol%
Propanenot more than 3.00 Mol %
Butanes and heaviernot more than 2.00 Mol%
Pentanes and heaviernot more than 0.25 Mol%
Nitrogen1.0 molecular %
Total Sulphur10.0 ppm (w)
Sulphurin form of Hydrogen Sulphide10.0 ppm (w)
Maximum variation in Wobbe Index (WI) [ WI = LHV (Volumetric Basis) / (Specific Gravity w.r.t. Air)  0.5   ]+/- 5.0%
Contaminants
(a) Trace Metals
i. Pb + Zn0.50 ppm (w)
ii. Na + K0.30 ppm (w)
iii. Vanadium0.50 ppm (w)
iv. Calcium2.0 ppm (w)
v. Magnesium2.0 ppm (w)
vi. Sum of heavy metals (Hg + V + Pb + Zn + Ni + Others)1.0 ppm (w)
(b) Solid / Particulates
i. Total for particle size up to 10 micron
ii. For 2 micron < d < 10 micron20.0 ppm (w)
iii. For particle size greater than 10 micron1.SO ppm (w)
0.30 ppm (w)
(c) Liquid contentsNil
(d) Moisture112 kg / million SCM
Hydrogen content1.00 % (by volume)
Acetylene (C2H2)0.10 % (by volume)
Higher Hydrocarbons for n >= 310.0 % (by volume)
Summer from March to October (PP - 5.0 degrees C)
Summer from March to October (CP - 0.0 degrees C)
Winter from November to February (PP - 10.0 degrees C)