Natural Gas and Its use as a Alternative Fuel Compared to Gasoline

Compared to gasoline, its use as natural gas and alternative fuels confuses the terms "natural gas" and "gasoline". Well, they are not because they are two very different kind of gasses. For most scientists, natural gas and gasoline are considered fossil fuels because they are believed to have been formed by dead marine animals and plant debris two to 400 million years ago. Over time, these marine animals are covered with sediments and rocks, filling them deeper until huge pressures and heat turn them into oil and gas.

In this paper, we compare the relative safety risk of four types of automobile fuel. Fuels considered are hydrogen, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), gasoline. A possible accident scenario is that the car was parked in the bicycle storage for two hours and the fuel pipe leaked. The comparison is based on the amount of combustible gas produced by each fuel. Only liquefied petroleum gas and gasoline will produce a large amount of flammable gas.

Comparison of hydrogen, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas and gasoline leakage in residential garage

The alternative fuel is fuel other than gasoline which is diesel. Some of the more common examples of alternative fuels are as follows: compressed natural gas (CNG), various mixtures of gasoline and ethanol and / or methanol, liquid hydrogen and electrical and / or electrical mixtures. There are other fuels being tested, but the previous list represents the possible options that are normally available and should be considered carefully. Today, automobile manufacturers and retailers understand that wholesale combustion of petroleum can not last forever. As the new century begins, alternative fuel vehicles are becoming more common. Major manufacturers such as Ford, Daimler / Chrysler, Fiat, etc. currently offer dual fuel vehicles and trucks. These vehicles can choose either electricity, hybrid, biodiesel, compressed natural gas (CNG) to reduce emissions. Other major manufacturers such as General Motors, Toyota, Honda, etc. focus on electric vehicles