Ontology

Overview / Open Energy Ontology / Class - gas mixture

Label: gas mixture

Definition:

A gas mixture is a portion of matter that is a composition of different kinds of portions of matter and that has a gaseous normal state of matter.

Sub classes:

air

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Definition:

Air is a gas mixture that forms the Earth's atmosphere.

biogas

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Definition:

Biogas is a gas mixture produced by anaerobic digestion. It consists mainly of methane and carbon dioxide and can be used as fuel.

biomethane

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Definition:

Biomethane is a gas mixture produced from biogas by removing carbon dioxide. It consists mainly of methane and can be used as fuel.

liquefied petroleum gas

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Definition:

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is gas mixture of hydrocarbon gases, mainly propane and butane.

manufactured coal based gas

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Definition:

A manufactured coal based gas is a gas mixture that is manufactured from coal. It is used as fossil fuel.

natural gas

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Definition:

Natural gas is a gas mixture occurring in underground deposits, whether liquefied or gaseous, and consisting mainly of methane.

refinery gas

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Definition:

Refinery gas is a gas mixture that is produced as a by-product of a mineral oil refining process. It mainly consists of hydrogen, methane, ethane and olefins and can be used as a fuel.

syngas

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Definition:

Syngas is a gas mixture consisting primarily of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and very often carbon dioxide, that can be used as fuel.

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portion of matter

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Definition:

A portion of matter is an aggregate of material entities that have a state of matter.

Editor note:

Portions of matter describe mass nouns like e.g. water, air and fuel. Mass nouns are uncountable, but portions of these can be quantified, like 1 glass of water, 1 m³ of air or 1 barrel of fuel. For further explanation please refer to: https://github.com/OpenEnergyPlatform/ontology/wiki/Explanation-on-mass-nouns