liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)

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• Liquefied petroleum gas — (also called LPG, GPL, LP Gas, or liquid propane gas) is a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases used as a fuel in heating appliances and vehicles. It is increasingly used as an aerosol propellant and a refrigerant, replacing chlorofluorocarbons …   Wikipedia

• liquefied petroleum gas — a gas liquefied by compression, consisting of flammable hydrocarbons, as propane and butane, obtained as a by product from the refining of petroleum or from natural gas: used chiefly as a domestic fuel in rural areas, as an industrial and motor… …   Universalium

• liquefied petroleum gas — 1. (or LP gas, LPG, bottled gas) Industry terms for any material composed predominantly of the following hydrocarbons or mixture of them: Propane, propylene, butanes, and butylenes. Recovered from natural and refinery gases and kept under… …   Petroleum refining glossary

• Liquefied natural gas — Not to be confused with Natural Gas Liquids (NGL). Liquefied natural gas or LNG is natural gas (primarily methane, CH4) that has been converted to liquid form for ease of storage or transport. Liquefied natural gas takes up about 1/600th the… …   Wikipedia

• liquefied petroleum gas — liq uefied petro′leum gas n. chem. a gas liquefied by compression, consisting of flammable hydrocarbons, as propane and butane: used chiefly as a domestic or industrial fuel, and in organic synthesis, esp. of synthetic rubber Abbrev.: LPG Also… …   From formal English to slang

• liquefied petroleum gas — noun A mixture of propane and butane with traces of some other gases, which is kept in a liquid state at high pressure in metal bottles, and used as a source of gas for cooking, heating and as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles.… …   Wiktionary

• liquefied petroleum gas — noun → LPG …  

• Gas (disambiguation) — Gas may refer to: Science and technology: gases and liquids * Gas, one of the phases of matter * Gasoline, a refined fossil fuel, also called petrol * Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), also called cooking gas , which includes propane and butane *… …   Wikipedia

• Bottled gas, LPG, or propane —   Any fuel gas supplied to a building in liquid form, such as liquefied petroleum gas, propane, or butane. It is usually delivered by tank truck and stored near the building in a tank or cylinder until used.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy… …   Energy terms

• petroleum refining — Introduction  conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha       The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… …   Universalium

• LPG — abbr. liquefied petroleum gas. * * * abbreviation liquefied petroleum gas * * * See liquefied petroleum gas. Also called LP gas. * * * abbrev Liquefied petroleum gas * * * LPG UK [ˌel piː ˈdʒiː] US [ˌel pi ˈdʒi] noun [uncountable] liquefied… …   Useful english dictionary