LPG (liquifed propane gas) is, in its purest form, a clean-burning fuel that can be used in everything from fueling your grill and heating your home to running cars, trucks and buses. The terms LPG and 'propane' are often used interchangeably in the US, but LPG actually refers to a gaseous blend of mostly propane with butane and other gases mixed in. Its close cousin Natural Gas has long been a top fuel of choice for the US power generation and home heating and cooking in this country. LPG/propane gas and its related mixtures LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) and CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) are more widely used to fuel vehicles in Europe and Asia than in the United States.
This is getting ready to change. The Green fuels revolution is upon us.
The increasing popularity of and emphasis on "green" fuels and practices is touching many areas of the US energy economy. Cities and municipalities are getting mandates from the top to be more "green" and incorporate more alternative green fuels into their fuel use portfolio. Hence the rising popularity of LPG-powered buses and fleets.
This is also giving US automakers more incentive to produce a greater number of cars and trucks that can be powered by either gasoline, diesel or LPG fuels.
And with this influx of these kind of flex alte
rnative fuel vehicles comes greater awareness of the downsides and problems with LPG gas fuels.
To be sure, LPG as a vehicle fuel has some distinct advantages. Pure LPG burns very cleanly with fewer toxic emissions than gasoline or diesel. However this environmental advantage comes with downsides of reduced mileage per unit of fuel and also the possibility of buildup of deposits within injectors and vehicle fuel systems. Pure LPG is supposed to burn cleanly, but modern refinery cracking methods product LPG for the consumer marketplace that contains deposit-produced polymers and compounds that are not ideal for the engine's long term life and performance.
The same issues can be seen in non-vehicle systems which burns LPG for heat or other applications. Home consumers of natural gas recognize differences in flame strength and color, as well as the smoke-producing effects on polymerized LPG gas in their fuel storage system - the presence of water and polymers brought along the distribution system end up in fuel storage systems, leaving end users with heavy molecular deposits that don't burn with the cleanliness or efficiency that the pure LPG product does.
Fortunately, for all types of consumers and industrial users of LPG-type fuels, BELL'S LPG TREATMENT is designed to solve all of these LPG problems. Regular use of BELL'S LPG TREATMENT results in cleaner, more reliable LPG fuel combustion systems - whether you're talking about cars and trucks or industrial and home gas-powered furnace systems.