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methane::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | alkane, alkane series, gas, methane series, paraffin, paraffin series |
| Has types | marsh gas |
Examples of methane
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The 2016 orbiter could help determine whether there are indeed methane hotspots.
From the newscientist.com
Just as the sandstone aquifers contain water, so the coal seams contain methane.
From the dailyadvertiser.com.au
When it comes to interacting with other molecules, methane is a bit anti-social.
From the sciencedaily.com
You can earmark contributions for 100% wind, 100% farm methane or half and half.
From the latimes.com
As the flame burned off the methane inside, the gas mixed with the incoming air.
From the sltrib.com
Methane gas is produced by micro-organisms that feed on organic matter in trash.
From the fresnobee.com
Other purely geological processes, like oxidation of iron, also release methane.
From the edition.cnn.com
Bruce Logan at Penn State says methane could be a much more appealing candidate.
From the abcnews.go.com
Sunitha Pangala sampling methane emissions from trees in a peat swamp in Borneo.
From the sciencedaily.com
- A colorless odorless gas used as a fuel
- Methane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula . It is the simplest alkane, and the principal component of natural gas. Methane's bond angles are 109.5 degrees. Burning methane in the presence of oxygen produces carbon dioxide and water. ...
- This page provides supplementary chemical data on methane.
- The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH4, being a constituent of natural gas; Any of very many derivatives of methane
- A colorless, odorless, flammable gas consisting of the hydrocarbons (CH4) and resulting from the decay of vegetable matter or manure due to the action of anaerobic bacteria in swampy land, closed landfills or sewage disposal plants.
- A hydrocarbon that is a greenhouse gas with a global warming potential most recently estimated at 23 times that of carbon dioxide (CO2). ...
- Methane is the second most important man-made greenhouse gas. Sources include both the natural world (wetlands, termites, wildfires) and human activity (agriculture, waste dumps, leaks from coal mining).
- A gas with a greenhouse effect 23 times greater than carbon dioxide. Methane is produced naturally, including from volcanoes, wetlands, termites and the ocean, and by human activity, including from flatulent livestock and the decomposition of organic matter buried in landfill.
- A colorless, flammable, odorless hydrocarbon gas (CH4) which is the major component of natural gas. It is also an important source of hydrogen in various industrial processes. Methane is a greenhouse gas.
