Hydrogen(H2)

Specifications

  • CAS No.: 1333-74-0
  • UN No.: 1049
  • EINECS No.: 215-605-7
  • Molecular Weight: 2.01588 g/mol
  • Appearance: Colorless
  • Melting Point: -259.2 ℃
  • Boiling Point: -252.77℃
  • Density: 0.089kg/m³
  • Hazard Class (DOT): 2.1 & 8
  • Label: flammable Gas

Hydrogen is a colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless, and highly flammable gas at room temperature and pressure. As the lightest and most abundant element in the universe, it is insoluble in water and exhibits unique physical properties. Hydrogen serves as a versatile industrial gas and a key enabler of the clean energy transition, widely used in fuel cells for power generation, as a chemical feedstock for ammonia and methanol production, in petroleum refining (hydrocracking and hydrotreating), and as a reducing atmosphere for metal processing and semiconductor manufacturing. It is typically transported as a compressed gas or liquefied cryogenic liquid.

Hydrogen (UN 1049) is classified as a flammable compressed gas and must be handled under strict hazardous materials regulations.

  • Sea freight (FCL / LCL) – standard export method
  • Air freight – limited availability (regulatory controlled)
  • Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
  • Certificate of Analysis (COA)
  • Dangerous Goods Declaration (DGD)
  • UN-certified cylinder documentation
  • Commercial invoice & packing list
  1. Send technical requirements (purity, cylinder specification, application)
  2. Receive quotation (EXW / FOB / CIF options)
  3. Confirm cylinder specification & compliance
  4. Review COA, MSDS, and certification documents
  5. Production, filling, and quality inspection
  6. Hazardous goods shipping arrangement
  7. Delivery and final inspection at destination
  • Choosing suppliers only based on lowest price
  • Ignoring cylinder certification and pressure rating
  • Not verifying moisture and impurity levels
  • Skipping third-party inspection before shipment
  • Overlooking export documentation compliance
  • Underestimating safety requirements for hydrogen’s wide flammability range

Packaging

Cylinder CapacityValveVolumebarpsig
40L
QF-30A
6 m31502175
50LQF-30A10 m32002900

Industrial Grade Hydrogen(H2) 99.999%

Specification99.999%
Oxygen≤1 ppm
Nitrogen≤5 ppm
Carbon Dioxide≤1 ppm
Carbon Monoxide≤1 ppm
Methane≤1 ppm
Moisture≤3 ppm

Industrial Grade Hydrogen(H2) 99.9999%

Specification99.9999%
Oxygen≤0.2 ppm
Nitrogen≤0.3 ppm
Carbon Dioxide≤0.05 ppm
Carbon Monoxide≤0.05 ppm
Methane≤0.1 ppm
Moisture≤0.5 ppm

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