HD-10 Propane availability on the east coast
Do any of you know a supplier of HD-10 propane on the east coast? I know it's not good to run it in a LP engine, but I would like to use it in some appliances.
Forum Discussion
- The propylene is considered a contaminant and thus limited to HD-5 in most jurisdictions. LPG produced from gas and "white oil" sources will have little propylene, while LPG produced as a refinery byproduct from cracking heavier liquid fractions will carry some propylene as a hard to separate contaminant. Thus the availability of HD-10 in some areas may be a concession to suppliers, allowing sales of an inferior product to lower production costs.
In most markets, the propylene is more valuable as a petrochemical feedstock than the propane is as a fuel, to the extent that specific processes have been developed to enhance propylene yield at our Gulf Coast refineries and chemical plants. Thus in the East, I don't think you would see LPG producers buying propylene from refiners, to mix with propane, to produce an inferior LPG fuel at higher cost.
I think your HD-10, where you find it, reflects an adjustment to the problems of sourcing LPG in regions where it is not available from gas processing at the wellhead. - HD-10 is a lower grade propane than the HD-5 normally sold by most vendors. I'm not aware of any significant benefit to having a 10% propylene blend versus the standard 5% max blend other than apparently a slight cost savings. I know HD-10 is allowed to be sold in CA, but I haven't found a listing so far of what other states allow it.
- doesn't seem so special to me ?
i only worry when they sell me butane instead of propane
and yes.. they do sell butane here in the summer as LP
and i know because my onan genset use more butane than propane, when powering the A/C Dutch_12078 wrote:
As I expect you know, HD-10 is primarily a California product, not likely to be easily found in the east. With HD-5 prices dropping, I'm not sure it's really worth chasing around much looking for it unless you have some specialized need for it.
I really don't "Need" it.. I was looking for some, because someone told me about it and I wanted to try it.
Gary- As I expect you know, HD-10 is primarily a California product, not likely to be easily found in the east. With HD-5 prices dropping, I'm not sure it's really worth chasing around much looking for it unless you have some specialized need for it.
