2006-08-01 08:59:45 · 8 answers · asked by james 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Do you mean Propane?
Propane is a by-product from two sources: natural gas processing and crude oil refining. Most of the LPG used in the United States is produced domestically. When natural gas is produced, it contains methane and other light hydrocarbons that are separated in a gas processing plant. Because propane boils at -44°F and ethane boils at -127°F, it is separated from methane by combining increasing pressure and decreasing temperature.
The natural gas liquid components recovered during processing include ethane, propane, and butane, as well as heavier hydrocarbons.
Propane and butane, along with other gases, are also produced during crude refining as by-products of the processes that rearrange or break down molecular structure to obtain more desirable petroleum compounds.
2006-08-01 09:04:44 · answer #1 · answered by shake_um 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Propane is not produced for its own sake, but as a byproduct of two other processes: natural gas processing and petroleum refining.
The processing of natural gas involves removal of propane and butane from the natural gas, to prevent condensation of these liquids in natural gas pipelines. Additionally, oil refineries produce some propane as a by-product of production of gasoline or heating oil.
2006-08-01 09:16:06 · answer #2 · answered by TheBlackWalker 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Propane, is a gas that comes out of the ground, like oil, it is in liquid form untill it reaches the atmosphere.
2006-08-01 09:09:31 · answer #3 · answered by jaybird1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HI,, propane is one of the inert gases in the earth,,,,methane,ethane,propane,iso and N butane.... for example...
good luck
2006-08-01 09:06:22 · answer #4 · answered by eejonesaux 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that this is a question for HANK HILL...
He sells propane and propane accessories.
2006-08-01 09:04:02 · answer #5 · answered by mykidsRmylife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
propane is distilled along with other things (disel, gasoline) from crude oil
2006-08-01 09:04:28 · answer #6 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is pressurised refined natural gas
2006-08-01 09:04:37 · answer #7 · answered by Grin Reeper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by lighting a match under your *** and farting
2006-08-01 09:03:30 · answer #8 · answered by devin m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋