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3. Physico-chemical properties
The characteristics of natural gas are well known and have been extensively described in various documents produced by GDF SUEZ. For example, please refer to .
Given the wide variations in composition, there are as many different specifications as there are natural gases. Compared with liquid fuels (gasoline and diesel), whose specifications are partly dedicated to combustion characteristics in internal combustion engines, natural gas specifications were originally developed for burner applications, and set logistically compatible impurity levels and energy content, but do not specify characteristics related to use as a vehicle fuel. The variations in composition...
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Physico-chemical properties
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Bibliography
Websites
Standards and norms
- Gaz naturel. Désignation de la qualité. - NF EN ISO 13686 - 08-13
- Petroleum products – Determining the anti-knock properties of automotive engine fuels – Search method - NF EN ISO 5164 - 12-05
- Natural gas – Compression factor calculation – Part 3: Calculation based on physical characteristics - NF EN ISO 12213 - 12-09
- Natural gas – Natural gas for use as compressed fuel for vehicles – Part 1: Quality...
Regulations
Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC http://www.eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=Oj:L:2009:140:0016:0062:fr:PDF
Directive 2008/50/EC http://www.europa.eu/legislation_summaries/environment/air_pollution/l28186_fr.htm
...Statistical and economic data
BP Statistical Review of World Energy – june 2013/bp.com/statisticalreview http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/media/weowebsite/2013/LondonNovember12.pdf
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