Thermoelectric plant. Photo courtesy of Siemens

Use of Natural Gas Production for a Thermoelectric Power Generation Plant

Natural gas is a mixture of hydrocarbons that contains methane (CH4) at an amount greater than 80 percent, volumes of alkanes and, in some cases, small traces of pollutants like nitrogen, sulfhydric acid, helium, or carbon dioxide. Gas comes from chemical interaction processes, among plants or decomposition of animal materials…

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