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Gaseous Fuels and Chemical Composition

Chemical composition of some common gaseous fuels - coal gas, natural gas, propane and more

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Chemical composition of some common gaseous fuels are indicated in the table below:

Composition (%)
Fuel	Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)	Carbon Monoxide (CO)	Methane (CH₄)	Butane (C₄H₁₀)	Ethane (C₂H₆)	Propane (C_3-H₈)	Hydrogen (H₂)	Hydrogen Sulfide (H₂S)	Oxygen (O₂)	Nitrogen (N₂)
Carbon Monoxide		100
Coal Gas	3.8	28.4	0.2				17.0			50.6
Coke Oven Gas	2.0	5.5	32				51.9		0.3	4.8
Digester Gas	30		64				0.7	0.8		2.0
Hydrogen							100
Landfill Gas	47	0.1	47				0.1	0.01	0.8	3.7
Natural Gas	0 - 0.8	0 - 0.45	82 - 93		0 - 15.8		0-1.8	0 - 0.18	0 - 0.35	0.5 - 8.4
Propane Gas				0.5 - 0.8	2.0 - 2.2	73 - 97

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