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Isobutylene Derivatives

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Within our isobutylene derivatives business, TPC prides itself on its customer focus as we play a key role as a merchant manufacturer and supplier to the market. TPC Group is one of only three North American manufacturers of high purity isobutylene (HPIB) and the only manufacturer of high purity di-isobutylene (DIB) in the Western Hemisphere.

We manufacture HPIB and DIB at our Houston operations for supply into a variety of market applications that include butyl rubber, lube and fuel additives, antioxidants, paints and coatings, personal care products and more.

High Purity Isobutylene: General Sales

COMPONENT	UNITS	MIN	MAX	TEST METHOD	COA
ISOBUTYLENE	WT %	99.8	-	TPC HPIB-001	*
BUTENE-1 plus BUTENE-2	WT %	-	0.15	TPC HPIB-001	*
1, 3-BUTADIENE	WT %	-	0.10	TPC HPIB-001	*
BUTANES	WT %	-	0.15	TPC HPIB-001	*
PROPANE	WT %	-	0.05	TPC HPIB-001	*
PROPYLENE	WT %	-	0.05	TPC HPIB-001	*
WATER	PPM WT	-	50	TPC C4-012	*
TOTAL ACETYLENES (MA+EA+VA)	PPM WT	-	10	TPC C4-004	*
CARBONYLS as Acetaldehyde	PPM WT	-	50	TPC C4-008	*
SULFUR	PPM WT	-	5	TPC C4-011	*
OXYGENATES (MTBE, MEOH, TBA)	PPM WT	-	50	TPC C4-007	*

Diisobutylene: General Sales

COMPONENT	UNITS	MIN	MAX	TEST METHOD	COA
DIISOBUTYLENE ASSAY (Dimer 1 + Dimer 2)	WT %	98.50	-	TPC DIB-001	*
INHIBITOR (BHT)	PPM WT	50	100	TPC DIB-002	*
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (60F/60F)		0.718	0.722	ASTM D-891	*
SULFUR	PPM WT	-	10	TPC C4-011	*
COLOR	APHA	-	25	TPC MISC-001	*
TBA	PPM WT	-	50	TPC DIB-001
APPEARANCE	CLEAR & FREE OF ENTRAINED MATTER				*

» High Purity Isobutylene MSDS (PDF)
» High Purity Di-isobutylene MSDS (PDF)

For more information on how we can meet your needs, please contact us at 713.627.7474.

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