PROPANE
Amanda Eldridge
Is propane renewable or non renewable?
How does propane work to produce energy?
Propane has been used as a transportation fuel for many years. Today, many taxicab companies, government agencies, and school districts use propane instead of gasoline to fuel their fleets of vehicles. Propane has several advantages over gasoline. First, propane is clean-burning and leaves engines free of deposits. Second, engines that use propane emit fewer pollutants into the air than engines that use gasoline.
Are there products created or other uses for this energy?
Propane provides the U.S. with less than two percent of its energy. Propane is used by industry, homes, farms, and businesses—mostly for heating. It is also used as a transportation fuel.
Who uses Propane?
Almost three-quarters of the propane is used by industry. Many industries find propane well-suited for special needs. Metal workers use small propane tanks to fuel cutting torches. Portable propane heaters give construction and road workers warmth in cold weather.
Where is propane found on the earth, is it made with technology?
Propane comes from natural gas and petroleum wells. Approximately half of the propane used in the United States comes from raw natural gas. Raw natural gas is about 90 percent methane, five percent propane, and five percent other gases. The propane is separated from the other gases at a natural gas processing plant. A machine is used to seperate the propane from other gases, but propane comes from natural gas not a man made object.