Friday, April 18, 2008

Chemical compositions of some common gaseous fuels:

Chemical compositions 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
(C3H8)

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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