INDUSTRIAL USE OF NATURAL GAS
                     INDUSTRIAL USE 
OF NATURAL GAS
Introduction
• Natural gas is gas which is an odorless, 
colorless, and highly flammable gaseous 
hydrocarbon, which makes it one of the most 
used energy sources across the world.
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Reserves for natural gases
• It is a mixture of gases (rich in hydrocarbons). 
Reserves for natural gases are found deep 
inside the surface of the earth near other solid 
and liquid hydrocarbon beds such as coal and 
crude oil. 
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Many purposes
• Natural gas is used for many purposes and it is 
a type of fossil fuel used as a source for 
cooking, heating, and generating electricity.
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Its Properties
• Natural gas is a petroleum extract that is found 
deep beneath the earth's surface. They are 
found above the crude oil as it is lighter than 
the oil. It is performed by the same process in 
which petroleum is formed.
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Occurs due to high 
temperature
• This occurs due to high temperature and 
pressure which causes plant and animal fossils 
to get converted into petroleum and coal and 
they are found buried deep inside.
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Natural gas pressure
• It is often dissolved in the oil which occurs at 
high pressures that exist in reservoirs and 
above oil, it is found as a gas cap. 
• At times, it is the natural gas pressure that lets 
the oil reservoir have a force to get the oil upon 
the surface.
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Applications
• This gas has been widely used since the 19th 
and 20th centuries for lighting households and 
streets.
• At present, it is widely used for wind and solar 
energy too and has various applications in 
these industries.
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Ammonia production
• It is used to move the turbines so as to obtain 
energy from wind and sunlight.
• It is used for ammonia production which can be 
used as fertilizers in the agriculture field.
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Uses of natural gas 
at home
• Residential electricity can be useful in cleaning 
cleaner energy.
• Heating water at home as it is more 
economical and it heats faster than electricity.
• A heating building with a controllable burner is 
more convenient and efficient.
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Uses of natural gas 
in the industrial 
sector
• Natural gas is used as raw material and also a 
heating source to produce chemicals, 
fertilizers, and hydrogen. 
• In the manufacturing industry as a heating 
source for glass, steel, brick, etc.
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Advantages of 
Natural Gas
• Natural gas is highly flammable due to the high 
level of methane.
• Natural gas is colorless, tasteless, and 
odorless.
• In case of leakage, it can easily dissipate into 
the air as it has a lower density than that of the 
air.
• As natural gas has high methane and low 
carbon composition it is less corrosive.
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