Propane, the most common liquefied petroleum gas (LP-gas), is one of the nation's most versatile sources of energy and supplies about 4 percent of our total energy needs. Propane is a three carbon-alkane and is normally a gas, but can be compressed to a liquid.
Propane was discovered to be a component of gasoline by Dr. Walter O. Snelling of the US Bureau of Mines in 1910. Dr. Snelling partnered with Frank P. Peterson, Chester Kerr and Arthur Kerr. These men found ways to liquify LP gases during the refining of natural gasoline. With this they created the American Gas Company, the first marketer of propane.
This brought propane to the national stage and spurred its use in other areas of everyday life.
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