Liquid Petroleum Gas: Origins and Uses

Liquid petroleum gas, more commonly known as LPG, is a flammable mixture of gases that is typically used as fuel in heating appliances such as stoves and camping equipment. It is popular throughout the world, but where does it actually come from? Where Does LPG Come from? Traditionally, LPG is extracted from the Earth’s crust, just like how ordinary natural gas is extracted. The other way in which you can obtain LPG is through a process known as fractional distillation, where crude oil is heated and the different components of crude oil are split, depending on their boiling temperatures. When this method of extraction is used, LPG is the lightest of the components and has the lowest boiling point.

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