Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) contains gas. Can we use propane gas as a substitute for methane gas? why?
2007-12-01 12:59:24 · 2 answers · asked by semi_sonic18 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Yes. Propane contains more BTU per cu. ft. than methane, which is most of "natural gas" or LPG. In fact, gas companies add ethane to the methane in order to bring the heating value to 1200 BTU/cu.ft. needed by most home and commercial heating. Trailers usually use propane in refillable tanks. The thing is that natural gas from the well is 80-90% methane. So there is not that much propane. So the future is to pump methane, liquefy it, add some ethane, and ship it from where they have a lot of it to the U.S., where we're running out. In thiscountry, gasefy the LPG and pipe it where it's needed.
2007-12-01 13:10:41 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am going to say no on that substitution based on the fact that propane's formula is C3H8 and methane's is CH4 and if you substitute them it might interfere with the stability of the combination. Hope that helps.
2007-12-01 13:05:09 · answer #2 · answered by Courtney N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋