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The Door to Hell, a natural gas field in
Turkmenistan
. It has been burning continuously since 1971, fed by the rich natural gas deposits in the area.
Natural gas
is a
mixture
of
gas
es. It consists mainly of
hydrocarbons
. The main component is
methane
, which is a
greenhouse gas
. Natural gas is a natural resource, often found in the ground, either alone or together with
petroleum
.
Landfills
and natural processes produce a little methane. Usually it is transported to users in a
pipeline
.
Most natural gas is burnt as a
fuel
to produce
energy
. It burns with a blue flame. Like other flames, this can cause
pollution
with
nitrogen oxides
.
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Natural gas is burned to produce
electricity
, to cook and to heat buildings. It is also used as fuel for
natural gas vehicles
for transport. When natural gas is burned in a
power station
it boils water into steam that spins a steam
turbine
that turns a
generator
to make
electricity
. Some power stations use natural gas in a gas turbine.
Natural gas is also converted into many different industrial chemicals. It is the most common feedstock for making pure
hydrogen
. Hydrogen is used as fuel in
fuel cells
, and to make
ammonia
. Ammonia is used as a fuel, as a
fertilizer
for crops, and for making many other things. Natural gas is also converted into
monomers
to make many plastic products.
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