Novas aplicações do gás natural e do gás liquefeito: análise econômica e socioambiental e a utilização nas indústrias asfálticas

Abstract

This work, which consists of a monograph built to be presented at the Federal University of Lavras, as part of the course requirements to graduate Latu Sensu on Alternative Forms of Energy, was to present new applications of natural gas (NG) and of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), having as main objective, to conduct a survey of scientific literature with theoretical-in books, journal articles, internet portals, among others, thus aiming at the presentation of the analysis of the contents obtained, and the presentation in the form of a qualitative study, applications of LPG and NG replacing the BFP, especially in industries asphalt. With the completion of the survey, it was found that natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas have been increasingly used in various industrial segments and also residential, and that, due to its numerous benefits, these being economic as well as environmental, and somehow also social.