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Otlicr gnscs produced froni c o d or coke, siicli :is w t c r gns, producer gas, blnst-fiirniicc gns, ct c., Iinvc lower calorific ~~iiliics :intl lower coinbustion cfiicicncics, nlthougli they 11:ivc miny industrid applicnt iotis. Coal gns, of wliicli sonic 11,000-13,000 cb. ft. iirc protlucctl from cvcry ton of coiil CiirboIiizetl (without stc:iniing) at high tcnipcnit urcs-and nboiit IS niillion tons per ycnr :ire ciirl)oiiizctl :it our giis works ;ilonc--possessrs ccrtnin spcciiil iidv:int:igrs over t lie solid :ind liquid fuels previously consitlcrctl. From tlic point of view of clcrinlincss, flcsihilit y, c:isc of control, i i n d labour ?;ii\*ing it is iinriv:illcd. It is iil\v:iys on tiip nntl requires no stonigc bins and tiiilks at tlic users' works. I t is free from niincr:il inipiirities or 0 t h matter likely to cliokc up 1)iirncrs. It is cqiinlly serviceable for nietnl niclting, tar distilling, or fish frying. For speci:il niet nlliirgical opeuit ions, in wliich the ninintcn:inoc of i i 1)iirticul:ir ;itniosplicro, and niorc especi:dly thc :ivoitl:incc of an osidizing ntmosplicrc is cssentinl, it st:intls :ilonc. One is perhiips inclined to think of gns prininrily in conncsion wit 11 st rcet lighting and tlonicst ic light ing :ml heiitiiig. It miy tlicrcforc hc of intcrcst. to point out tli:it in :in indiistriiil :ire;i siwli ;is Slicllic.ltl tlic indiist r i d loot1 nctu:illy rcprrsciits Wy0 of t l i t ! total, nntl in otlicr :ireas tlic industri:il loritl is cspcotctl to incrciiw to ' iO1yo or i5yo of the totiil.
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