LPG

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LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) is a widely used fuel composed mainly of propane and butane, commonly utilized for heating, cooking, and as an automotive and industrial energy source.

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Label Occurrences
LPG canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf energy carrier ⓘ
fuel ⓘ
liquefied petroleum gas ⓘ
boilingPointRange about −42 °C to −0.5 °C depending on mix ⓘ
chemicalFormulaRange C3–C4 hydrocarbons ⓘ
color colorless ⓘ
combustionProduct carbon dioxide ⓘ
water vapor ⓘ
commonCylinderPressure typically 5–15 bar depending on temperature ⓘ
densityLiquid about 0.5–0.58 kg/L ⓘ
energyContentByMass about 46 MJ/kg ⓘ
energyContentByVolume about 25 MJ/L (liquid) ⓘ
explosiveLimitsInAir about 2–10% by volume ⓘ
flammability highly flammable ⓘ
fullName liquefied petroleum gas ⓘ
heavierThanAir true ⓘ
mainComponent butane ⓘ
propane ⓘ
obtainedFrom crude oil refining ⓘ
natural gas processing ⓘ
odor odorless in pure form ⓘ
odorizedWith ethyl mercaptan ⓘ
regulationArea building and gas installation codes ⓘ
hazardous materials transport ⓘ
pressure vessel standards ⓘ
relativeCO2Emissions lower than coal and heating oil per unit energy ⓘ
safetyRisk asphyxiation in confined spaces ⓘ
cold burns from rapid evaporation ⓘ
fire and explosion hazard ⓘ
stateAtAmbientConditions gas ⓘ
storageContainer pressurized cylinder ⓘ
pressurized tank ⓘ
storedAs liquid under pressure ⓘ
transportMode pipeline (in some systems) ⓘ
rail tanker ⓘ
road tanker ⓘ
ship ⓘ
typicalComponent butenes ⓘ
propene ⓘ
usedFor aerosol propellant ⓘ
agricultural applications ⓘ
automotive fuel ⓘ
backup power generation ⓘ
cooking ⓘ
forklift fuel ⓘ
industrial fuel ⓘ
metal cutting and brazing ⓘ
petrochemical feedstock ⓘ
refrigeration feedstock ⓘ
space heating ⓘ
water heating ⓘ
vaporPressure pressure-dependent on composition and temperature ⓘ

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