INDUSTRY

By Afif Firdaus


COMMON USES FOR BUTANE IN INDUSTRIAL SECTOR :

1) FUEL SOURCES


Butane is a component of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), which is widely used as a heating and cooking fuel as well as an alternative transportation fuel.When used as a vehicle fuel, it is commonly referred as petrol. During the summer, they contain more butane. The Gas Processors Association (GPA) and the American Society of Testing and Materials jointly produce these requirements. LPG is produced by refining petroleum or 'wet' natural gas, and it is virtually exclusively generated from fossil fuel sources, either manufactured during petroleum refining or taken from petroleum or natural gas streams as they emerge from the earth. It can burns relatively cleanly, with no soot and very little sulphur emissions.


2) PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Butane serves as a feedstock for the manufacturing of polymers and plastics. A feedstock is a raw material that is utilised to produce a usable product in an industrial process. Natural gas produced during the refining of crude oil. The majority of plastic in use today is made from hydrocarbons like butane which obtained from crude oil, natural gas, and coal, which are all fossil fuels.In the refining process, crude oil is heated in a furnace before being delivered to the distillation plant, where heavy crude oil separates into lighter fractions.


3) REFRIGERATION INDUSTRY


Butane used as a refrigerant in some industrial refrigeration systems because of its low boiling point. 

Butane is considered a potential substitute for the common refrigerant CFC 12.The refrigeration capacity, compressor power, and coefficient of performance (COP) are the performance characteristics under consideration. When LPG was utilised as a refrigerant instead of CFC 12, the refrigerator performed well. The refrigerant can be charged from either the liquid or vapour phase. It is the preferred refrigerant for both residential and light commercial refrigeration devices, such as refrigerators and freezers, drink dispensers, and stand-alone display units.


4) METAL PROCESSING


Butane can be used in metalworking operations such  as soldering. Butane soldering irons provide heat for soldering by using butane gas as a fuel. Butane gas is contained in a refillable tank inside the soldering iron. Butane, a hydrocarbon gas, is often utilised in portable heating equipment due to its ease of storage, transportation, and ignition. Butane-powered soldering irons can last far longer than battery-powered irons before requiring a refill. This makes them great for longer tasks.





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