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