what is ethane
Ethane (/ËÉÎ¸eÉªn/ or /ËiËÎ¸eÉªn/) is an organic chemical compound with chemical formula C 2 H 6. At standard temperature and pressure, ethane is a colorless, odorless gas.Ethane is isolated on an industrial scale from natural gas, and as a byproduct of petroleum refining.Its chief use is as petrochemical feedstock for ethylene production.lthough ethane is a greenhouse gas, it is much less abundant than methane and also less efficient relative to mass. It has also been detected as a trace component in the atmospheres of all four giant planets, and in the atmosphere of Saturn 's moon Titan.