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What's so interesting and current about it? Cars drove on LNG (propane) 50 years ago.


Propane is much easier to use than LNG (which is mostly methane) as it remains liquid at ordinary outdoor temperatures with relatively moderate pressure.


Oh, you are right, I should be more specific, I intend to refer to the practice of bulk transport of atmospheric pressure LNG at globalized scale.


Propane is a refined, and somewhat synthesized molecule. LNG is rather raw, and contains a lot of free hydrogen, methane, and sometimes other contaminants like sulphur (though that is mostly lower grades).

Think of the difference between 91 octane gas at a pump vs slightly filtered crude oil.


Propane is a completely different molecule from LNG which is mostly methane. Methane is not liquid at normal surface temperatures even at high pressure; propane is.




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