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2. Catalytic heater - Wikipedia

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   The following substances are able to help oxidize a fuel for a catalytic heater at a useful rate: Platinum can be used with natural gas, propane and butane. It generates a surface temperature of 300–550 °C, lower than the 760 °C ignition point. [6] Pt heaters are the most common type. [7] Palladium can be used with hydrogen gas.

3. Gas heater - Wikipedia

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   Upright non-flued liquefied petroleum gas heater, 1970s A wall mounted gas heater that runs on either propane or natural gas. A gas heater is a space heater used to heat a room or outdoor area by burning natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, propane, or butane. Indoor household gas heaters can be broadly categorized in one of two ways: flued or ...

4. Propane - Wikipedia

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   Propane is also instrumental in providing off-the-grid refrigeration, as the energy source for a gas absorption refrigerator and is commonly used for camping and recreational vehicles. It has also been proposed to use propane as a refrigerant in heat pumps .

5. Liquefied petroleum gas - Wikipedia

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   LPG is composed mainly of propane and butane, while natural gas is composed of the lighter methane and ethane. LPG, vaporised and at atmospheric pressure, has a higher calorific value (46 MJ/m 3 equivalent to 12.8 kWh/m 3) than natural gas (methane) (38 MJ/m 3 equivalent to 10.6 kWh/m 3), which means that LPG cannot simply be substituted for ...

6. Campingaz - Wikipedia

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   Campingaz, formerly Camping Gaz, is a brand of products with compressed, mixed butane/propane [1] gas supplied in small, lightweight, disposable canisters and larger, refillable cylinders [2] designed for use as a fuel while camping and caravanning. The fuel gas is compressed to a liquid and sold in characteristic blue metal containers.

7. Patio heater - Wikipedia

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   Propane patio heaters are the most popular type, as they are portable and easy to find refill locations such as gas stations or convenience stores. The downside to propane is that you need to purchase a separate tank for each heater you own and can be more costly to operate than electric or natural gas.