Propane
Taylor O'Connell
What Is Propane?
Is Propane Renweable?
Propane is a non-renewable energy source like all fossil fuels—coal, petroleum, and natural gas. Propane is very similar to natural gas. It cannot be produced at a rate of which can support our needs.
Where is Propane Produced?
Propane comes from natural gas and petroleum wells. 55 percent of the propane used in the United States is extracted from raw natural gas. (Raw natural gas is natural gas that hasn't been cleaned and processed yet.) Raw natural gas contains about 90 percent methane, 5 percent propane, and 5 percent other gases. The propane is separated from the other gases at a natural gas processing plant. The remaining 45 percent is extracted from petroleum. Petroleum is separated into its various parts at a processing plant called a refinery, or it is imported.
How is propane produced?
Public propane fueling stations
There are exactly 2,534 propane stations in the United States today.
what are the uses for propane?
Farming
In the Home
Equipment
- Propane can power equipment like forklifts and tractors. According to the Minnesota Propane Association, propane when used on equipment like forklifts, can give off fewer emissions than Occupational Safety Health Administration standards.
Industrial
What uses propane?
Hot tubs
Propane heaters get your spa to that perfect temperature much faster than any electrical heater. Not only that, they generally conserve energy for cost efficiency.
Fire Places
A flick of a wall switch or remote control device easily turns off your propane fireplace without the worry of any leftover embers still burning. With a propane fireplace, there is no mess of dirty ashes or wood debris to clean.
Hot Air Balloons
The propane is stored in cylinders which are kept in the balloon basket. The propane is highly compressed in canisters and flows to the burner in liquid form. When the pilot starts the burner up, the propane flows to it and is ignited by a pilot light. As the flame burns, its heats up the metal in the surrounding tubing and when the tubing becomes hot it heats the propane flowing through it. This process changes the propane from a liquid to a gas before it is ignited. The gas makes for a more powerful flame and an overall more efficient fuel consumption.
WHo uses propane?
What is the cost of propane compared to other energy producers?
WHat is the benifits of using propane?
Every time you replace an electric appliance with a propane one, you could save up to 50% – or more dollars each year. Propane makes sense because it costs so much less than electricity, installs easily, and is environmentally friendly. Propane is not a Greenhouse fuel, and is the gas that emits the fewest hurtful discharge. It offers the perfect energy solution for water heating, space heating, cooking, clothes drying, gas logs and fireplaces, pool heaters, generators, gas lamps, and patio heaters. It can be used safely indoors, and is usable under a wide range of pressures and temperatures. It is easily accessible and easily transportable.
What is the environmental impact?
This changeable energy source is safely used by 60 million families for various household applications. Propane is non-toxic, it is insoluble when in water, it has no threat to the soil, and or an aquifers water supply. Unfortunately, this gas solidly contributes to global warming, and the amount continues to grow. In 2004, a recorded 5.3 billion tons of CO2 were produced in just one year.
What are the disadvantages of using propane?
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