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liquefied petroleum gas |
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liquefied petroleum gasLiquid form of butane, propane, or pentane, produced by the distillation of petroleum during oil refining. At room temperature these substances are gases, although they can be easily liquefied and stored under pressure in metal containers. They are used for heating and cooking where other fuels are not available: camping stoves and cigarette lighters, for instance, often use liquefied butane as fuel. |
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Coast Guard warned that liquefied gases were a "cargo of particular hazard. The paper discusses possible difficulties that could occur during repair welding of high-strength steel used to manufacture pressure vessels for the storage and transport of liquefied gases. George, who is based at BOC's Gonzales, Louisiana, liquefied gases depot, became a member of the National Safety Council's Three Million-Mile Club in 1999. |
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