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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 (C3-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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