Shipment of ethylene

Small shipments of ethylene oxide ate made in either compressed gas cylinders up to %).l (30 gal) or in lAl steel dmms (61 gal). Very large shipments... 

Small shipments of ethylene oxide are made in either compressed gas cylinders up to -0.1 m3 (30 gal) or in 1A1 steel drums (61 gal). Very large shipments >40 m3 (10,000—25,000 gal) are made in insulated, type 105J100W or other DOT approved tank cars. For further information on the shipping and handling of ethylene oxide, see References 9 and 227. 

It is also shipped by highway in tube trailers. Under DOT exemption, ethylene is also shipped liquefied at low temperatures in insulated cargo tanks on trucks and truck trailers, and in insulated, low temperature tank cars of the DOT 113 type. Bulk shipment of ethylene may also be available by pipeline. 

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