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Natural gas is a naturally occurring mixture of simple hydrocarbons and nonhydrocarbons that exists as a gas at ordinary pressures and temperatures. In the raw state, as produced from the earth, natural gas consists principally of methane (CH4) and ethane (C2H4), with fractional amounts of propane (C3H8), butane (C4H10), and other hydrocarbons, pentane (C5H12) and heavier. Occasionally, small traces of light aromatic hydrocarbons, such as benzene and toluene, may also be present.

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Acknowledgement

The authors wish to acknowledge the contribution of Dr. Robert N. Maddox, late Emeritus Professor, at Oklahoma State University, who first created this chapter in an earlier edition of the Handbook and James D. Idol for his many contributions to revised editions. The authors would also like to thank the Gas Processors Suppliers Association and the Gas Processors Association [35] and PetroSkills/Campbell Company.

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  1. School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA

    Arland H. Johannes

  2. PetroSkills|John M. Campbell, 2412 Ellis Park Lane, Conroe, TX, 77304, USA

    Mahmood Moshfeghian

  3. Russell School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, 74104, USA

    Tyler W. Johannes

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Johannes, A.H., Moshfeghian, M., Johannes, T.W. (2017). Natural Gas. In: Kent, J., Bommaraju, T., Barnicki, S. (eds) Handbook of Industrial Chemistry and Biotechnology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52287-6_4

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