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Title: Fundamentals Of Natural Gas Chemistry
Author: Steve Whitman
Source: 2014 American School of Gas Measurement Technology
Year Published: 2014
Abstract: Natural gas is a mixture of many compounds w hich can be classified into three major groups -- hydrocarbons, inerts, and miscellaneous trace compounds. Hydrocarbons are compounds which contain hydrogen and carbon. Most of the hydrocarbons in natural gas are saturated, meaning that each carbon atom is b onded to four other atoms while each hydrogen atom is bonded to only one carbon atom. This group of compounds is also known as alkanes, paraffins, and aliphatics. The most abundant alkane in natural gas is methane, commonly referred to as C1 because it con tains one carbon atom. Next is ethane (C2) with two carbons, followed by propane (C3), iso - butane and normal butane (C4), iso - pentane and normal pentane (C5), and hexanes and heavier hydrocarbons (C6+). The C6+ fraction can contain up to 100 or more compou nds including aromatics such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes (BTEX)

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