BUTANE

byooˈtān, C4H10, gaseous alkane, a hydrocarbon that is obtained from natural gas or by refining petroleum. It can be liquefied at room temperature by compression. There are two structural isomers of butane. In normal butane, or n-butane, the four carbon atoms are joined in a continuous, unbranched chain; in isobutane, or 2-methylpropane, three of the carbon atoms are joined to the fourth by single bonds, resulting in a branched structure. The two isomers differ in certain of their chemical and physical properties, e.g., liquid n-butane has a higher boiling point (−0.6 degrees Celsius) at atmospheric pressure than that of liquid isobutane (−10.2 degrees Celsius).

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books on: Butane  - 322 results

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Synthetic Rubber: A Project That Had to Succeed
Book by Vernon Herbert, Attilio Bisio; Greenwood Press, 1985
Subjects: Rubber Industry And Trade--United States--History, Rubber, Artificial--History
...thereby freeing even more butane-butenes for butadiene. Reserve...operators of the three new butane-to-butadiene plants to...accomplished if the first step in the butane-to-butene process were...one scheduled to operate on butanes. Subsequently, the Sinclair...
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Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of College Chemistry
Book by Jerome L. Rosenberg, Lawrence M. Epstein, Peter J. Krieger; McGraw-Hill, 2007
Subjects: Chemistry--Outlines, Syllabi, Etc, Chemistry--Problems, Exercises, Etc
...two structures that can be drawn for butane, C4HlO, that conform to the octet rule for carbon and hydrogen. In n-butane, two of the carbons are bonded to...two are bonded to two each. In iso-butane, three of the carbons are bonded to...
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The Basics of Chemistry
Book by Richard Myers; Greenwood Press, 2003
Subjects: Chemistry
...ethyl alcohol. The structural formula for butane shows all the carbons linked in a straight...continuous arrangement of carbon atoms. Butane and alkanes that Table 15.2 Alkyl Groups...are referred to as normal alkanes. The butane in Table 15.1 I is called normal butane...
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Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Physics: General, Nuclear, Solid State, Molecular, Chemical, Metal and Vacuum Physics, Astronomy, Geophysics, Biophysics, and Related Subjects - Vol. 2
Book by J. Thewlis, R. C. Glass, D. J. Hughes, A. R. Meetham; Pergamon Press, 1962
Subjects: Physics--Dictionaries
...3 CH 3 - 89 Propane 1 Propane CH 3 CH 2 CH 3 - 44 5 Butane 2 n-Butane CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 - 0 5 isobutane CH 3 3 CH - 10...listed in Table 1 . The higher paraffins from n = 4 butane onwards exhibit chain or nuclear isomerism . This is...
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Meaning Making in Secondary Science Classrooms
Book by Eduardo Mortimer, Phil Scott; Open University Press, 2003
Subjects: Science--Study And Teaching (Secondary), Teacher-Student Relationships
...Carolina: Hey folks! Then it must be a butane bottle. 13 Edward: What did you say...the group and they proceed to discuss butane cooking gas, and how it might be contained...and cannot be stored in containers like butane and propane 19 Edward: Look! The problem...
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Exchange Rate Sensitivity of U.S. Trade Flows: Evidence from Industry Data
Journal article by Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee, Zohre Ardalani; Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 72, 2006
Subjects: Exports, United States economic conditions--Forecasts and trends
...70) <br/ 30. Liquified propane/butane -9.58 (1.97) 3.16 (2.50...13) <br/ 30. Liquified propane/butane -0.41 (0.43) -0.39 (5.52...0.28 <br/ 30. Liquified propane/butane 0.19 <br/ 31. Live animals 0.46...
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Clearing the Air: A Model for Investigating Indoor Air Quality in Texas Schools
Journal article by Sharon A. Petronella, Rachel Thomas, James A. Stone, Randall M. Goldblum, Edward G. Brooks; Journal of Environmental Health, Vol. 67, 2005
Subjects: Environmental health--Planning, Indoor air quality--Testing, Schools--Environmental aspects, Schools--Management, Schools--Texas
...acid, butyl ester 0.007 Acetone 0.006 0.014 Butane 0.007 0.008 0.016 Butane, 2-methyl 0.003 0.11 Cyclohexane, methyl...39 150 200 Acetone 0.056 2,500 250 500 750 Butane 8,000 800 800 Butane, 2-methyl 1,200 120...
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Pricing Liquid Petroleum Gas in Mexico
Journal article by Dagobert L. Brito, William Laney Littlejohn, Juan Rosellon; Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 66, 2000
Subjects: Liquefied petroleum gas industry--Prices and rates, Liquefied petroleum gas--Prices and rates, Mexico--Business and industry
...throughout the Caribbean basin. LPG, butane, and propane, which include ethane...marketable products, including propane and butane. Thus, to meet product demand in the...April 1998; accepted July 1999. (1.) Butane imported to the U.S. is used as a feedstock...
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Report of the Oil & Liquids Pipeline Regulation Committee
Journal article; Energy Law Journal, Vol. 31, 2010
Subjects: Federal court decisions, Pipelines, Regulation, Tariffs, United States
...cancelling naphtha and refinery grade butane (RGB) transportation service on one...the line moved five products (normal butane, isobutane, RGB, natural gasoline...cancellation, the line moved only normal butane, isobutane, and natural gasoline. Mid...
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International Trade in Natural Gas
Journal article by Alexander Melamid; The Geographical Review, Vol. 84, 1994
Subjects: International trade--Research, Natural gas--International trade
...from liquefied petroleum gases, of which butane and propane are commercially the most...areas that lack other energy sources. Butane serves as a chemical feedstock in industrial...processes. Because the total quantities of butane and propane traded are relatively small...
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Solar Cooking to Improve the Environment
Magazine article by Melissa Zgola, Marian Zeitlin, Oumar Diene, Mame Birame Ndiaye, Ismael Diallo; Women & Environments International Magazine, Spring 2007
Subjects: Alternative energy sources, Cooking, Cost control, Cost reduction, Mechanical engineering, Recipes, Respiratory diseases, Secondary school teachers, Womens health, Working conditions
...stepped in, offering subsidized liquid butane gas as an alternative fuel. Unfortunately...partial substitution of solar cooking for butane gas, firewood and charcoal has successfully reduced the use of butane gas canisters by almost a third, firewood...
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Seafloor Chemistry: Life's Building Blocks Made Inorganically
Magazine article by Sid Perkins; Science News, Vol. 173, February 2, 2008
Subjects: Hydrothermal vents--Chemical properties, Hydrothermal vents--Environmental aspects, Hydrothermal vents--Thermal properties, Life--Origin, Life--Research, Origin of life--Research
...hydrocarbons such as methane, ethane, and butane. A number of clues suggests that those...there could have produced the ethane, butane, or other organic compounds in the vents brew. Finding butane in the fluids is particularly important...
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Truth and Consequences
Magazine article; Natural History, Vol. 101, October 1992
Subjects: Lying, Nostalgia, Social life & customs
...caterpillars off some chokecherry bushes with a butane cigarette lighter and started a fire that...when my wife, Linda, made me return the butane lighter to Slick at the tavern and tell...Look what Saddam Hussein did with his butane lighter in Kuwait. Anyway, all at once...
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Mind Games
Magazine article by Patricia Thomson; American Cinematographer, Vol. 91, March 2010
...Teddys match, the crew used handheld butane cans that generated small flames. "There...struck, the flames came back up. The butane flames were the key. When we shot Teddys...reduce the excess light that came from the butane lighters. "In general," he adds...
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Rethinking Innovation for a Recovery
Magazine article by Eden Yin, Peter J. Williamson; Ivey Business Journal Online, May/Jun 2011
Subjects: Business models, China, Innovations, Recessions, Research & development--R&D
...containers - a highly demanding environment for waterproofing. Its butane-based sealants not only offered better long-term performance...Their innovative idea of reformulating and repackaging the butane-technology sealants for easy use in the construction industry...
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Holly Made Mistake That Cost Her Life; Teenager Died after Inhaling Butane Gas
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), June 30, 2010
Subjects: Butane, Natural gas
...Her Life; Teenager Died after Inhaling Butane Gas. Byline: Neil McKay AGRIEVING mother...before her when she died after inhaling butane gas from a lighter. Her shocked mother...Tweddle warned of the dangers of inhaling butane gas. The hearing was told a post-mortem...
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DROWNED TEEN HIGH ON BUTANE; 19yr-Old Died after Cop Chase
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), November 11, 2008
Subjects: Butane
DROWNED TEEN HIGH ON BUTANE; 19yr-Old Died after Cop Chase. Byline...with occupants that had been sniffing butane gas. The coroner said evidence would...teenager was intoxicated by two forms of butane gas in the same way he was by the alcohol...
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Blow-Torch Maniac Had Taken Hash, Methadone, Heroin, Coke, Jellies and Butane Gas; Four Years and Six Months in Jail for Thug Who Terrorised Schoolgirls
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), June 21, 2008
Subjects: Butane
...Maniac Had Taken Hash, Methadone, Heroin, Coke, Jellies and Butane Gas; Four Years and Six Months in Jail for Thug Who Terrorised...taken diazepam, cocaine, hero i n, methadone, cannabis and butane gas. His lawyer stressed that no serious injury had been caused...
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Gas Sniffing Killed Teen
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), March 19, 2007
Subjects: Butane
...teenager died after sniffing eight cans of butane gas. Robert Hailes, 18, suffered a...young people to think twice about abusing butane gas and for shopkeepers to have a moral...told the inquest Robert used to sniff butane every day from cans he and friends bought...
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Man in Good Health Died after Inhaling Insect Spray; Fumes Killed Him as He Tried to Get Rid of Ants in Kitchen
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), August 5, 2004
...Raid Fly and Wasp Killer, which contains butane, and aimed it at the creatures. The...Adding that tests showed high levels of butane in his blood, Dr Aachi said: ``Mr...died at that time had he not inhaled the butane from the aerosol can. ``Butane was...
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encyclopedia articles on: Butane  - 12 results

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Butane
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BUTANE byoo tan, C 4 H 10 , gaseous alkane , a hydrocarbon that is obtained...room temperature by compression. There are two structural isomers of butane. In normal butane, or n -butane, the four carbon atoms are joined in a continuous...
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Isomer
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and functional group. Chain isomers occur among the alkanes . For example, there are two chain isomers of butane, C 4 H 10 . In n-butane, CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , the carbon atoms are joined in a so-called straight, or unbranched, chain. In...
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Alkane
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...other carbon atoms. The first four continuous-chain alkanes are methane , CH 4 ; ethane , C 2 H 6 ; propane , C 3 H 8 ; and butane , C 4 H 10 . Names of continuous-chain alkanes whose molecules contain more than five carbon atoms are formed from a root...
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Alkene
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...ethene, which is derived from ethane. Propene is related to propane. Two alkenes, 1-butene and 2-butene, are related to butane; these two compounds, which differ in the location of the double bond in their molecules, are structural isomers . In addition...
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Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS or LPG, mixture of gases, chiefly propane and butane, produced commercially from petroleum and stored under pressure to keep it in a liquid state. The boiling point of liquefied...
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