| Questions - Answers
Gas : |
 | What
is LPG ? |
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It is the liquefied
petroleum gas (C3-C4 fractions)
coming from the refining of
crude oil. It is marketed as
:
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commercial butane |  |
commercial propane |  |
a mixture of butane and propane known as Butapro | |
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 | What
is commercial butane? |
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Commercial butane is a hydrocarbon mixture made out mainly of butane and containing
less than 19% of propane and propene. NT 04.52 (1990) standard. |
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 | What
is commercial propane ? |
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Commercial propane
is a hydrocarbon mixture made
up at around 90% by propane
and propene. As for the surplus,
it contains ethane, ethylene,
butane and butene. NT 04.52
(1990). |
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Is it possible to use LPG as fuel for cars ? |
 | LPG
is a clean fuel for cars. The LPG combustion inside engines brings about low quantities
of pollutants when compared to gasoline and diesel oil. |
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 | What
are the advantages of LPG? |
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low sulphur content |  |
high octane number allowing the increase of the engines' compression ratio |
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 | What
types of cars can use LPG? |
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cars designed to operate with LPG |  |
gasoline cars after equipping them with necessary devices. | |