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ethane

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ethane
(eth´ān),
n a constituent of natural and “bottled” gases.


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Scientists had thought that propane and ethane could be produced only in the same way that petroleum is--by great heat applied to ancient, buried material.
For decades, scientists have been puzzled by periodic findings of ethane and propane in sediments that they've pulled from deep below the ocean floor.
In addition to propane, LPG may contain butane, ethane, but also some unfavorable impurities that can ultimately form corrosive products.
 
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