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frater_secessus [Butane]
fuel:butane [2020/12/21 10:53] (current)
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 +>Butane is not a //bad// fuel, just a less practical one in real life for many of us. Among other things, it’s often more costly, [and] not as easily or widely available in larger-sized tanks... -- P. Rowe((https://juxtamorph.com/butane-versus-propane-which-is-hotter/))
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 ====== Butane ====== ====== Butane ======
  
 Butane (not to be confused with [[fuel:isobutane|isobutane]]) is the most popular gaseous fuel after [[fuel:propane|propane]].  Fuel is available with other camping supplies.  8oz [[https://amzn.to/2yNtCfj|Butane canisters]] are also available, and often cheaper, in Asian grocery stores where they are popular for countertop stoves. Butane (not to be confused with [[fuel:isobutane|isobutane]]) is the most popular gaseous fuel after [[fuel:propane|propane]].  Fuel is available with other camping supplies.  8oz [[https://amzn.to/2yNtCfj|Butane canisters]] are also available, and often cheaper, in Asian grocery stores where they are popular for countertop stoves.
  
-Butane is not practical for use below freezing -- it won'dispense.   +Butane is not practical for use below freezing -- it won'vaporise below ~33F((propane vaporizes down to ~-43F)).  
  
 +Stoves are available which will [[https://amzn.to/3aV1uoA|burn either propane bottles or butane canisters]]. 
  
 ===== effects on humidity ===== ===== effects on humidity =====
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 ==== carbon monoxide ==== ==== carbon monoxide ====
-Burning butane in low-oxygen environments will emit [[fuel:carbon monoxide|carbon monoxide]].((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butane#Reactions))+As with other fossil fuels, burning butane in low-oxygen environments will emit [[fuel:carbon monoxide|carbon monoxide]].((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butane#Reactions))
  
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