| LPG, otherwise also known as Liquefied Petroleum | | | | CFCs have a very bad impact on the ozone, as it |
| Gas, is used as fuel, especially for vehicles such as | | | | damages the ozone layer thus increasing the green |
| cars and motorcycles. It is actually a mixture of | | | | house effect and global warming (again, this too is |
| hydrocarbon gases. LPG is also used as an aerosol | | | | hotly disputed). |
| propellant and refrigerant to avoid damage to the | | | | Another popular use is as a cooking fuel. LPG is very |
| ozone layer (previously caused by other chemicals). | | | | popular, especially among countries like India and |
| There are varieties of LPG - such as propane gas | | | | other Asian countries. LPG is used as a cooking fuel |
| and butane gas - and each of them has its own | | | | for households and even businesses such as |
| properties and usage. The main source of LPG is | | | | restaurants. As for propane, it is more popularly being |
| usually from fossil fuel, found underground. In order | | | | used as fuel for barbeques and portable stoves. This |
| to obtain LPG, there are factories for refining crude | | | | is because propane has a low boiling point, so it will |
| oil and streams of gas and fuel from the ground. The | | | | vaporize once it is released from the container. |
| production of LPG involves refining petroleum or | | | | Butane, on the other hand, is famously bottled as |
| crude oil, and was introduced in 1912. | | | | fuel for lighters and deodorants. When propane and |
| There are many uses for LPG, especially propane gas | | | | butane combine together, they become LPG. |
| and butane gas. First, LPG is used to fuel vehicles. | | | | Believe it or not, LPG and renewable energy can |
| The reason people are using LPG as fuel for their | | | | work side by side - especially in colder seasons such |
| vehicles is because it burns cleaner than petrol and | | | | as winter, when there is lack of sunlight for a solar |
| diesel. However, the only down side is it may damage | | | | panel to generate enough power for heating. At |
| the valve and shorten its life (although this is hotly | | | | these times, LPG can be used as a back-up or |
| disputed). Still, it is an excellent choice of fuel for | | | | secondary fuel in generating the energy for the |
| vehicles. There are many gas stations providing LPG | | | | household. For example, in order to heat water in |
| as one of the fuels on offer. If you need a 'clean' | | | | winter, LPG is used alongside a solar panel to provide |
| fuel, LPG would be the best choice compared to | | | | enough energy for this purpose. |
| other types of fuel. | | | | Overall, LPG is a good choice of fuel, especially for |
| Another use is as a refrigerant. Propane gas and | | | | vehicles such as cars if you want to save on fuel and |
| butane gas are used to make hydrocarbon | | | | have a cleaner burning fuel when compared to petrol |
| refrigerants. Hydrocarbons are known to be more | | | | and diesel). However, if your vehicles are not suitable |
| energy efficient and cheaper than other chemicals, | | | | for LPG fuel, you will need to modify your vehicles at |
| which is why it is suitable to be used as refrigerants. | | | | an authorised dealer. |