What is propane made out of?

Answer 1

Propane is produced as a by-product of two other processes, natural gas processing and petroleum refining.

Answer 2

Propane is not available in nature isolated in it's pure form-at least not in any meaningful quantity, rather it is found (underground) thoroughly mixed with other "natural" gases, as well as being present both along with and within liquid hydrocarbons when they are under high pressure (think of crude oil).

Propane, methane (the primary constituent of refined "natural gas") and other gases, are separated from each other as well as being separated from the heavier liquid components with which they are found-by elaborate, expensive, and time-consuming methods.

As a further step, after the refining process, propane (in it's gaseous form) is most often subjected to high pressures-to convert it into its liquid state, (it takes up much less volume as a liquid) for bulk storage and/or for more economical transport-most often to industrial users (such as power plants and chemical companies) and also to utilities to a lesser extent-for distribution to retail customers.

Propane is not usually piped directly to retail customers but is instead most often transferred from bulk storage facilities, to portable delivery tanks, and then transferred to on-site customer tanks. The extra steps involved in the delivery of propane to retail customers is one factor in the difference in higher cost per BTU between propane and methane/natural gas. However, propane is most frequently used as a fuel in areas where it is not economical for utility companies to construct pipelines due to the relatively low volumes of fuel required in those areas.

Before propane is delivered to retail/residential customers, an odorant is added to allow leaks to be detected more easily. This is also done with piped, so-called "natural" gas.

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Answer 3

Propane is an organic compound with 3 membered carbon based alkane. The formula is CH3-CH2-CH3 . It is formed as a by product during processing of Natural Gas. As one can simply guess, it is flammable.

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Answer 4

Propane is a type of liquefied petroleum gas. It is made as a byproduct during the processing of natural gas and petroleum refining.

Answer 5

It is extracted from buried fossil sources, coal or petroleum deposits primarily.

Answer 6

Propane (C3H8) is an organic hydrocarbon that consists of a string of 3 carbons bonded to each other with each of carbon's remaining available bonds taken by a hydrogen atom.

Answer 7

crude oil or natural gas

Answer 8

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