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propane, CH3CH2CH3, colorless, gaseous alkane alkane (ăl`kān), any of a group of aliphatic hydrocarbons whose molecules contain only single bonds (see chemical bond ). ..... Click the link for more information. . It is readily liquefied by compression and cooling. It melts at −189.9°C; and boils at −42.2°C;. Propane occurs in nature in natural gas and (in dissolved form) in crude oil; it is also a byproduct of petroleum refining. It is used chiefly as a fuel. For this purpose it is sold compressed in cylinders of various sizes, often mixed with other hydrocarbons, e.g., butane. Propane fuel is used in a type of cigarette lighter and in portable stoves and lamps. propaneColourless, easily liquefied hydrocarbon gas (C3H8 or, more fully, CH3CH2CH3). Separated in large quantities from natural gas, light crude oil, and oil-refinery gases, it is available as liquefied propane or as a major constituent of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). It is an important raw material for the manufacture of ethylene and for the petrochemical industry. It is also used as a refrigerant, extractant, solvent, aerosol propellant, and fuel for portable cooking appliances, torches, and lighters. propane a colourless flammable gaseous alkane found in petroleum and used as a fuel. Formula: CH3CH2CH3 |
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Available in propane gas or natural gas, the SunStar RCH Series spot heaters are rated at 95,000 btu/hour for propane models and at 100,000 btu/hour for natural gas models. The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has renewed the farm cart exemption (E-11209) authorizing the transportation of liquefied propane gas in non-DOT specification cargo tank motor vehicles exclusively for agricultural purposes when operated by a Responding to a call of alleged trespassers and a strong odor of propane gas in a vacant house, Sergeant Sam Baker and Deputies James |
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