ABSTRACT
FARSHID BASIRI, ALIREZA ESLAMI, MAZIYAR SHARIFZADEH, and MAHDI HASANZADEH
8.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 198 8.2 Experimental ................................................................................ 199 8.3 Results and Discussion ................................................................ 200 8.4 Conclusions .................................................................................. 202 Acknowledgments ................................................................................. 202 Keywords .............................................................................................. 202 References ............................................................................................. 202
8.1 INTRODUCTION
Natural gas, as a cleanest burning fossil fuel, has low carbon content and negligible sulfur dioxide emissions. Therefore, it is an excellent candidate for applications in diverse fields, and especially in heating and cooking on a domestic level and to power generation [1]. The use of natural gas is expected to increase in the utility, transportation, and industrial sectors in the near future [1, 2]. In general, natural gas is primarily methane, however, depending on the source and geographical location of production; it can contain large proportions of other compounds such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and small amounts of higher molecular weight hydrocarbons [3].
