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italiano 日本語 jawa қазақша ಕನ್ನಡ 한국어 limburgs ລາວ minangkabau മലയാളം монгол bahasa melayu မြန်မာဘာသာ नेपाली nederlands norsk nynorsk norsk bokmål ਪੰਜਾਬੀ polski پنجابی português română русский sicilianu srpskohrvatski српскохрватски simple english slovenčina shqip српски srpski svenska தமிழ் తెలుగు ไทย türkçe українська اردو tiếng việt 吴语 粵語 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia fuel for heating cooking and vehicles not to be confused with liquefied natural gas nor with associated petroleum gas nor with condensate in the sense of natural gas condensate natural gas liquids lpg storage spheres two 45 kg 99 lb lpg gas cylinders in new zealand used for domestic supply lpg minibuses in hong kong a pure lpg powered ford falcon taxicab in perth australia tank cars in a canadian train for carrying liquid petroleum gas by rail liquefied petroleum gas also referred to as liquid petroleum gas lpg or lp gas is a fuel gas which contains a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases specifically propane butane and isobutane it can also contain some propylene butylene and isobutylene 1 2 3 4 5 lpg is used as a fuel gas in heating appliances cooking equipment and vehicles and is used as an aerosol propellant 6 and a refrigerant 7 replacing chlorofluorocarbons which damage the ozone layer when specifically used as a vehicle fuel it is often referred to as autogas or just as gas varieties of lpg that are bought and sold include mixes that are mostly propane c 3 h 8 mostly butane c 4 h 10 and most commonly mixes including both propane and butane in the northern hemisphere winter the mixes contain more propane while in summer they contain more butane 8 9 in the united states mainly two grades of lpg are sold commercial propane and hd 5 these specifications are published by the gas processors association gpa 10 and the american society of testing and materials 11 propane butane blends are also listed in these specifications propylene butylenes and various other hydrocarbons are usually also present in small concentrations such as c 2 h 6 ch 4 and c 3 h 8 hd 5 limits the amount of propylene that can be placed in lpg to 5 and is utilized as an autogas specification 12 a powerful odorant ethanethiol is added so that leaks can be detected easily the internationally recognized european standard is en 589 in the united states tetrahydrothiophene thiophane or amyl mercaptan are also approved odorants 13 although neither is currently being utilized lpg is prepared by refining petroleum or wet natural gas and is almost entirely derived from fossil fuel sources being manufactured during the refining of petroleum crude oil or extracted from petroleum or natural gas streams as they emerge from the ground it was first produced in 1910 by walter o snelling and the first commercial products appeared in 1912 it currently provides about 3 of all energy consumed and burns relatively cleanly with no soot and very little sulfur emission as it is a gas it does not pose ground or water pollution hazards but it can cause air pollution lpg has a typical specific calorific value of 46 1 mj kg compared with 42 5 mj kg for fuel oil and 43 5 mj kg for premium grade petrol gasoline 14 however its energy density per volume unit of 26 mj l is lower than either that of petrol or fuel oil as its relative density is lower about 0 5 0 58 kg l compared to 0 71 0 77 kg l for gasoline as the density and vapor pressure of lpg or its components change significantly with temperature this fact must be considered every time when the application is connected with safety or custody transfer operations 15 e g typical cuttoff level option for lpg reservoir is 85 besides its use as an energy carrier lpg is also a promising feedstock in the chemical industry for the synthesis of olefins such as ethylene and propylene 16 17 as its boiling point is below room temperature lpg will evaporate quickly at normal temperatures and pressures and is usually supplied in pressurized steel vessels where the gas is liquid due to being stored at pressure they are typically filled to 80 85 of their capacity to allow for thermal expansion of the contained liquid the ratio of the densities of the liquid and vapor varies depending on composition pressure and temperature but is typically around 250 1 the pressure at which lpg becomes liquid called its vapour pressure likewise varies depending on composition and temperature for example it is approximately 220 kilopascals 32 psi for pure butane at 20 c 68 f and approximately 2 200 kilopascals 320 psi for pure propane at 55 c 131 f lpg in its gaseous phase is still heavier than air unlike natural gas and thus will flow along floors and tend to settle in low spots such as basements there are two main dangers to this the first is a possible explosion if the mixture of lpg and air is within the explosive limits and there is an ignition source the second is suffocation due to lpg displacing air causing a decrease in oxygen concentration a full lpg gas cylinder contains 86 liquid the ullage volume will contain vapour at a pressure that varies with temperature 18 uses edit lpg has a wide variety of uses in many different markets as an efficient fuel container in the agricultural recreation hospitality industrial construction sailing and fishing sectors it can serve as fuel for cooking central heating and water heating and is a particularly cost effective and efficient way to heat off grid homes cooking edit lpg is used for cooking in many countries for economic reasons for convenience or because it is the preferred fuel source in india nearly 28 5 million metric tons of lpg were consumed in the 2023 24 financial year in the domestic sector mainly for cooking 19 in 2016 the number of domestic connections was 215 million i e one connection for every six people with a circulation of more than 350 million lpg cylinders 20 most of the lpg requirement is imported piped city gas supply in india is not yet developed on a major scale lpg is subsidised by the indian government for domestic users an increase in lpg prices has been a politically sensitive matter in india as it potentially affects the middle class voting pattern lpg was once a standard cooking fuel in hong kong however the continued expansion of town gas to newer buildings has reduced lpg usage to less than 24 of residential units however other than electric induction or infrared stoves lpg fueled stoves are the only type available in most suburban villages and many public housing estates lpg is the most common cooking fuel in brazilian urban areas being used in virtually all households with the exception of the cities of rio de janeiro and são paulo which have a natural gas pipeline infrastructure since 2001 poor families receive a government grant vale gás used exclusively for the acquisition of lpg since 2003 this grant is part of the government s main social welfare program bolsa família also since 2005 the national oil company petrobras differentiates between lpg destined for cooking and lpg destined for other uses establishing a lower price for the former this is a result of a directive from the brazilian federal government but its discontinuation is currently being debated 21 lpg is commonly used in north america for domestic cooking and outdoor grilling rural heating edit lpg cylinders in india liquefied petroleum gas tank on a rural farm predominantly in europe and rural parts of many countries lpg can provide an alternative to electric heating heating oil or kerosene lpg is most often used in areas that do not have direct access to piped natural gas in the uk about 200 000 households use lpg for heating lpg can be used as a power source for combined heat and power technologies chp chp is the process of generating both electrical power and useful heat from a single fuel source this technology has allowed lpg to be used not just as fuel for heating and cooking but also for decentralized generation of electricity motor fuel edit lpg filling connector on a skoda 120 main article autogas white bordered green diamond symbol used on lpg powered vehicles in china when lpg is used to fuel internal combustion engines it is often referred to as autogas or auto propane in some countries it has been used since the 1940s as a petrol alternative for spark ignition engines in some countries there are additives in the liquid that extend engine life and the ratio of butane to propane is kept quite precise in fuel lpg two recent studies have examined lpg fuel oil fuel mixes and found that smoke emissions and fuel consumption are reduced but hydrocarbon emissions are increased 22 23 the studies were split on co emissions with one finding significant increases 22 and the other finding slight increases at low engine load but a considerable decrease at high engine load 23 its advantage is that it is non toxic non corrosive and free of tetraethyllead or any additives and has a high octane rating 102 108 ron depending on local specifications it burns more cleanly than petrol or fuel oil and is especially free of the particulates present in the latter lpg has a lower energy density per liter than either petrol or fuel oil so the equivalent fuel consumption is higher many governments impose less tax on lpg than on petrol or fuel oil which helps offset the greater consumption of lpg than of petrol or fuel oil however in many european countries this tax break is often compensated by a much higher annual tax on cars using lpg than on cars using petrol or fuel oil propane is the third most widely used motor fuel in the world 2013 estimates are that over 24 9 million vehicles are fueled by propane gas worldwide over 25 million tonnes over 9 billion us gallons are used annually as a vehicle fuel not all automobile engines are suitable for use with lpg as a fuel lpg provides less upper cylinder lubrication than petrol or diesel so lpg fueled engines are more prone to valve wear if they are not suitably modified many modern common rail diesel engines respond well to lpg use as a supplementary fuel this is where lpg is used as fuel as well as diesel systems are now available that integrate with oem engine management systems conversion kits can switch a vehicle dedicated to gasoline to using a dual system in which both gasoline and lpg are used in the same vehicle in 2020 bw lpg successfully retrofitted a very large gas carrier vlgc with lpg propulsion technology pioneering lpg s application in large scale maritime operations 24 lpg s lowers emissions of carbon dioxide sulfur oxides nitrogen oxides and particulate matter 25 26 align with stricter standards set by the international maritime organization imo making lpg a viable transition option as the maritime industry transitions towards net zero carbon emissions 27 conversion to gasoline edit lpg can be converted into alkylate which is a premium gasoline blending stock because it has exceptional anti knock properties and gives clean burning refrigeration edit lpg is instrumental in providing off the grid refrigeration usually by means of a gas absorption refrigerator blended from pure dry propane refrigerant designator r 290 and isobutane r 600a the blend r 290a has negligible ozone depletion potential very low global warming potential and can serve as a functional replacement for r 12 r 22 r 134a and other chlorofluorocarbon or hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants in conventional stationary refrigeration and air conditioning systems 28 such substitution is widely prohibited or discouraged in motor vehicle air conditioning systems on the grounds that using flammable hydrocarbons in systems originally designed to carry non flammable refrigerant presents a significant risk of fire or explosion 29 30 vendors and advocates of hydrocarbon refrigerants argue against such bans on the grounds that there have been very few such incidents relative to the number of vehicle air conditioning systems filled with hydrocarbons 31 32 one particular test conducted by a professor at the university of new south wales unintentionally tested the worst case scenario of a sudden and complete refrigerant expulsion into the passenger compartment followed by subsequent ignition he and several others in the car sustained minor burns to their face ears and hands and several observers received lacerations from the burst glass of the front passenger window no one was seriously injured 33 aerosol propellant edit this section is an excerpt from aerosol spray dispenser aerosol propellants edit chlorofluorocarbons cfcs were once often used as propellants 34 but since the montreal protocol came into force in 1989 they have been replaced in nearly every country due to the negative effects cfcs have on earth s ozone layer the most common replacements of cfcs are mixtures of volatile hydrocarbons typically propane n butane and isobutane 35 dimethyl ether dme and methyl ethyl ether are also used all these have the disadvantage of being flammable nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide are also used as propellants to deliver foodstuffs for example whipped cream and cooking spray medicinal aerosols such as asthma inhalers use hydrofluoroalkanes hfa either hfa 134a 1 1 1 2 tetrafluoroethane or hfa 227 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 heptafluoropropane or combinations of the two more recently liquid hydrofluoroolefin hfo propellants have become more widely adopted in aerosol systems due to their relatively low vapor pressure low global warming potential gwp and nonflammability 36 storage edit bottling lpg in majuro the marshall islands for storage lpg can be stored in a variety of manners lpg as with other fossil fuels can be combined with renewable power sources to provide greater reliability while still achieving some reduction in co 2 emissions however as opposed to wind and solar renewable energy sources lpg can be used as a standalone energy source without the expense of electrical energy storage global production edit global lpg production reached over 292 million metric tons per year mt a in 2015 while global lpg consumption to over 284 mt a 37 62 of lpg is extracted from natural gas while the rest is produced by petroleum refineries from crude oil 38 44 of global consumption is in the domestic sector the u s is the leading producer and exporter of lpg 39 security of supply edit because of the natural gas and the oil refining industry europe is almost self sufficient in lpg europe s security of supply is further safeguarded by a wide range of sources both inside and outside europe a flexible supply chain via water rail and road with numerous 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