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Natural gas is an environmentally clean, plentiful, low-cost, domestically-produced fuel for motor vehicles. But is it a safe fuel? Any automobile fuel can be dangerous if handled improperly. Fuels contai According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product n energy which must be released by burning. Gasoline is a potentially dangerous fuel, but, over time, we have learned to use it safely. The same is true of natural gas. Natural gas safely generates our el ; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug. Examples of combination products may in ctricity, heats our homes and cooks our meals. But, like gasoline, natural gas must be understood and respected to be used safely. Natural gas is a naturally occurring fuel which requires very little pro lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together. cessing before use. Chemically it normally consists of over 90% methane with smaller amounts of ethane, propane, butane, carbon dioxide and other trace gases. The high methane content gives natural gas it here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe high octane rating (120-130) and clean-burning characteristics, allowing high engine efficiency and low emissions. As with all vehicle fuels, natural gas can be used safely if simple, common sense proced d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations. Combination pro ures are followed. In fact, natural gas has safety advantages compared to gasoline and diesel: it is non-toxic, and has no potential for ground or water contamination in the event of a fuel release. An od ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc rant is added to provide a distinctive and intentionally disagreeable smell which is easy to recognize. The odor is detectable at one-fifth of the gas’ lower flammability limit. Natural gas vehicles have easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi an excellent safety record for two primary reasons: the properties of the fuel itself and the integrity of the natural gas vehicle and its fuel delivery system. Natural gas has a very limited range of fl nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically mmability – it will not burn in concentrations below about five percent or above about 15% when mixed with air. Gasoline and diesel burn at much lower concentrations and ignite at lower temperatures. Alth and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ ough it takes very little energy to ignite a flammable mixture of air and natural gas, gasoline, or diesel, natural gas burns at a somewhat lower temperature. ~~View Details: http://www.energybusinessrep ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi rts.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=1201~~~ From the gas field to the vehicle’s engine, natural gas requires very little processing to make it suitable for use as a fuel. Gasoline and diesel must be processed f ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it. Following aspects would a rom crude oil in large and complex oil refineries. After water vapor, sulfur and heavy hydrocarbons are removed, natural gas flows by pipeline (the safest way to transport energy) directly to the fueling dd to the challenges in developing combination products: Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well? Which combination prod tation where it is compressed for use. Alternatively it may be liquefied at cryogenic temperatures on site or at a central facility and delivered by truck. Gasoline and diesel are delivered to fueling sta cts are meaningful and rational? Which therapeutic categories to select? Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients? Do combin tions by tank trucks over the highway. At a compressed natural gas fueling station the gas is compressed before being provided to vehicles at 3000 to 3600 pounds per square inch (psi). Stations can delive tions increase the patient compliance? What would be the developing cost? How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen a “fast fill” to vehicles in minutes or, using a “slow fill” strategy, in a few hours to overnight. Although the use of high storage pressures might appear dangerous, compression, storage and fueling of t? As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel natural gas vehicles meet stringent industry and government safety standards. Natural gas powered vehicles are designed and built to be safe both in normal operation and in crashes. New natural gas vehic ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality. Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust es are subjected to the same crash tests as other vehicles. Natural gas vehicle fuel systems must meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 303 and 304. Natural gas cylinders are much thicker and strong y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products er than gasoline or diesel tanks. Industry standards require them to withstand 11,250 fill cycles, and endure far beyond normal environmental and service damage risks. Although there are approximately 85 . As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de 000 natural gas vehicles now operating in the United States, there has not been a fuel tank rupture in over two years. In Italy, with over 300,000 NGVs in operation, there was only one fuel tank rupture d elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements. Companies that provide selfless information through particip uring the last three years. In conclusion, technical data, appropriate safety regulations and years of experience show natural gas vehicles to be as safe as, or safer than, conventionally fueled vehicles tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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