Butane: Difference between revisions

Butane has a wide variety of uses, the most common of which can be found in the cigarette lighter. Butane serves as fuel for both the disposable and refillable lighter. Butane is used in this item for its high flammability and its low cost to produce. The butane torch is another item that takes advantage of its flammable properties. The butane torch is most commonly used for craft projects, glass making, certain plumbing projects that need heat and caramelizing desserts in the kitchen. Campers can make use of butane while using portable grills. In these cases, the butane is stored in a gas canisters. Cordless hair straighteners or irons make use of butane gas canisters as well. Propane and other substances can combine with butane to form liquified petroleum gas, otherwise known as LPG. LPG is found in the manufacturing of petrochemicals, which are used in various heating appliances, in fuel for vehicles, and can be used in aerosol cans. In its purest state, butane is used as refrigerants and can be used for calibrating instruments. Butane has replaced the use of methane derivatives in household refrigerators due to the risk methane places on the ozone layer. Surprisingly, adding butane to gasoline does not increase the gasoline's flammability, but enhances its quality and performance. This hydrocarbon is also used as a food additive <ref> Unknown Author. [http://wanttoknowit.com/uses-of-butane Uses of Butane]. ''Want to Know It''. Web. Accessed 26 February 2013.</ref>

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