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Fractionation

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000848

The process by which saturated hydrocarbons are removed from natural gas and separated into distinct products, or "fractions," such as propane, butane, and ethane.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000848
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000848",
  "term": "Fractionation",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "The process by which saturated hydrocarbons are removed from natural gas and separated into distinct products, or \"fractions,\" such as propane, butane, and ethane.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/fractionation/"
}

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