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Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) (BUU_4)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: buu_4.ttl
- Name
liquefiedPetroleumGas- Attribute
- BUU Installation Buoy Product
- Definition
- A mixture of propane and butane, usually with propylene and butylenes present in small concentration and a powerful odorant, ethyl mercaptan, added so that leaks can be detected easily.
- Description
- It becomes liquid at room temperature at 6 bar pressure, so it is supplied in pressurised steel bottles. The liquefied gas has an expansion ratio of about 250:1. Used as a fuel in heating appliances and vehicles. LPG is manufactured during the refining of crude oil, or extracted from oil or gas streams as they emerge from the ground.
- Accepted
- 2024-01-12
- Allowed for
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.