How are gaseous fuels classified?
Gaseous fuels can be natural or artificial.
Natural gaseous fuels are those extracted from the earth’s crust.
For example, Saratov, Stavropol, Gazlinsky gas, etc.
Artificial gaseous fuel is one that is obtained by heating coal, peat or wood without access to air.
For example, coke oven gas, generator gas, etc.
Are natural and synthetic gaseous fuels the same in composition?
The composition of natural and synthetic gaseous fuels varies. For example, natural gas from a gas-only field consists primarily of methane.
Gases from gas-oil fields contain a lot of heavy hydrocarbons.
Gases produced in gas generator units contain almost no methane or heavy hydrocarbons, but they do contain a lot of carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
