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The embodiments described herein are directed a device for conditioning gas comprising an inlet for receiving fuel. The device includes an injector for injecting an oxygen source into the fuel, a heating component for heating the fuel, a conditioner unit, and a cooling component. The device further

The embodiments described herein are directed a device for conditioning gas comprising an inlet for receiving fuel. The device includes an injector for injecting an oxygen source into the fuel, a heating component for heating the fuel, a conditioner unit, and a cooling component. The device further comprises an outlet for feeding conditioned gas into an engine. The embodiments are also directed to a method for conditioning gas.

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1. A method of conditioning gas, said method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving fuel comprising at least one high hydrocarbon;(b) transferring a first portion of the fuel to a conditioner unit;(c) injecting an oxygen source into the first portion of fuel;(d) heating the first portion of fuel wit

1. A method of conditioning gas, said method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving fuel comprising at least one high hydrocarbon;(b) transferring a first portion of the fuel to a conditioner unit;(c) injecting an oxygen source into the first portion of fuel;(d) heating the first portion of fuel with a heating component;(e) oxidizing the first portion of fuel in the conditioner unit comprising at least one catalyst to obtain a conditioned gas;(f) cooling the conditioned gas with a cooling component;(g) optionally, contacting the conditioned gas with a second portion of fuel comprising at least one high hydrocarbon; and(h) feeding the conditioned gas or a mixture of conditioned gas and the second portion of fuel to an engine;(i) further wherein the at least one catalyst comprises 70% to 90% of alumina by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, 2% to 3% of lanthanum by weight relative to the total weight of the composition,0.5% to 5% of cerium by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, and0.5% to 5% of rhodium by weight relative to the total weight of the composition. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein at step f) the cooling component is a series of heat exchangers. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the oxygen source is air, water, an engine exhaust gas, or mixtures thereof. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the cooling component is an air cooled heat exchanger or a shell and tube heat exchanger. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first portion of fuel is between 20% to 100%, inclusive, of said fuel comprising at least one high hydrocarbon. 6. A method of conditioning gas, said method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving fuel comprising at least one high hydrocarbon;(b) transferring a first portion of the fuel to a conditioner unit(c) injecting an oxygen source into the first portion of fuel;(d) heating the first portion of fuel with a heating component(e) oxidizing the first portion of fuel in the conditioner unit comprising at least one catalyst to obtain a conditioned gas;(f) cooling the conditioned gas with a cooling component;(g) optionally, contacting the conditioned gas with a second portion of fuel comprising at least one high hydrocarbon; and(h) feeding the conditioned gas or a mixture of conditioned gas and the second portion of fuel to an engine, wherein the fuel comprises: 60% to 85% of methane by volume relative to the total volume of the composition,5% to 20% of ethane by volume relative to the total volume of the composition,4% to 10% of propane by volume relative to the total volume of the composition,0.5% to 1% of i-butane by volume relative to the total volume of the composition,0.5% to 4% of n-butane by volume relative to the total volume of the composition,0.2% to 0.5% of i-pentane by volume relative to the total volume of the composition,0.3% to 1% of n-pentane by volume relative to the total volume of the composition,0.2% to 2% of hexane by volume relative to the total volume of the composition,0.25% to 3% of CO2 by volume relative to the total volume of the composition, and0.1% to 5% of N2 by volume relative to the total volume of the composition. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the fuel comprises an oxygen-to-carbon ratio (O2/C ratio) in the range of 0 to 0.2, inclusive. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the pressure at step a) is between 10 psig and 1200 psig, inclusive. 9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the pressure at step a) is about 150 psig. 10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the pressure at step h) is between 2 psig and 60 psig, inclusive. 11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the pressure at step h) is about 15 psig. 12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the temperature at step d) is in the range of 550° F. to 850° F., inclusive. 13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the temperature at step e) is in the range of 700° F. to 1000° F., inclusive. 14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the temperature at step h) is less than 130° F. 15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the temperature at step h) is less than or equal to 120° F. 16. The method according to claim 6, wherein the fuel comprises an oxygen-to-carbon ratio (O2/C ratio) in the range of 0 to 0.2, inclusive. 17. The method according to claim 6, wherein the pressure at step (a) is between 10 psig and 1200 psig, inclusive. 18. The method according to claim 6, wherein the pressure at step (h) is between 2 psig and 60 psig, inclusive. 19. The method according to claim 1, wherein the temperature at step (d) is in the range of 550° F. to 850° F., inclusive. 20. The method according to claim 1, wherein the temperature at step (e) is in the range of 700° F. to 1000° F., inclusive.