What is LPG?
LPG is the abbreviation of liquefied petroleum gas, which is a mixture of propane and butane, usually accompanied by small amounts of propylene and butene. A strong odorant, ethyl mercaptan, is usually added so that leaks of petroleum gas can be easily detected. Liquefied petroleum gas is produced when crude oil is refined, or it evaporates from the process of oil or natural gas extraction.
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is often mistaken for propane. In fact, LPG gas is a mixture of oil and natural gas under appropriate pressure and exists in the form of liquid at room temperature. In the United States and Canada, the mixture of these two substances is generally considered to be mainly composed of propane, while in many European countries, the propane content of LPG is only 50% or less.
