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Butane is a hydrocarbon compound found in natural gas and crude oil. Both natural gas and crude oil are fossil fuels. At sufficient pressure and low temperature, it can be a liquid.
So in answer to your question, butane is compound that comes from a fossil fuel, and can be both a liquid and a gas depending on the pressure and temperature.
Natural gas is mostly methane and ethane, with small amounts of butane and propane, so it is usually stored as a gas phase. Crude oil has many hydrocarbon compounds heavier than butane, so it remains a liquid.
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What is liquid fossil fuel?
Petroleum
Temperature of liquid butane sprayed in air?
The boiling point of butane is roughly -1.1oC.
Can propane be used in place of butane?
Propane Uses: BBQ Fuel Part of LPG car fuel Used in production of petrochemicals Used in some flamethrowers Hot Air Balloon Fuel Can be used to power airsoft/paintball guns Liquid propane is used for movie stunts to cause explosions Butane Uses: Cooking/Camping fuel Part of LPG car fuel Used in production of petrochemicals Cigarette lighter fuel Propellent for aerosols
What is best butane lighter fuel?
Colibri
Is natural gas a biomass or fossil fuel?
Fossil fuel
What is an example of a liquid fossil fuel?
Oil is a liquid fossil fuel.
What liquid fossil fuel is made in deep oceans?
a liquid fossil fuel made in deep ocean
What is a liquid form of fossil fuel?
GAS I take it this is an American answering. As a British person, OIL is a liquid fossil fuel, COAL is a solid fossil fuel and NATURAL GAS is a gaseous fossil fuel.
What is the liquid form of a fossil fuel?
GAS I take it this is an American answering. As a British person, OIL is a liquid fossil fuel, COAL is a solid fossil fuel and NATURAL GAS is a gaseous fossil fuel.
Is a fossil fuel in liquid form that is obtained by drilling?
Petroleum is a fossil fuel in liquid form that is obtained by drilling. Petroleum is commonly refined to produce a range of liquid fuels including: Gasoline (Petrol) Diesel Kerosene Jet Fuel Fuel Oil LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) - which is only a liquid under pressure or very cold temperatures (about -40 °C) Butane - which is a liquid below about -10 °C or under moderate pressure (about 2 atm, 2 bar, 30 psia)
What is liquid fossil fuel?
Petroleum
What fuels could be used instead of fossil fuels?
Fuel that can be used instead of fossil fuel :BiodieselBioAlcoholBattery as fuel (electric fuel cells)HydrogenArtificially produced combustible hydrocarbons [methane, butane,etc]Compressed Air
Is lighter fuel petrol?
It may be (Butane is a gas, Naphtha is a liquid), but alcohol is also used.
Is fossil fuel liquid?
Some fossil fuels are liquid (oil) some are solid (coal) and some are gas (natural gas)
What does it mean if liquid from remains of marine organisms?
Fossil fuel
What liquid fossil fuel do humans use most?
Diesel
What does it mean Liquid from remains of marine organism?
Fossil fuel
