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To: Prophet in the wilderness

Methane is the largest component of natural gas, a large percent of our energy resources. As CH4, it doesn't really decompose into anything.

(You do need large quantities of concentrated gas to make use of it though: Diffuse little bits mixed in amidst tons of muck isn't practical to even gather, much less transport and try to use.)


47 posted on 12/23/2006 7:15:27 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE
As CH4, it doesn't really decompose into anything.

See post 93. CH4 does convert to CO2 over time (decades) in the atmosphere. Summarized grabbed from Wikipedia:

"This is the case for methane. It is oxidized by reaction with naturally occurring hydroxyl radical, OH· and degraded to CO2 and water vapor at the end of a chain of reactions (the contribution of the CO2 from the oxidation of methane is not included in the methane GWP)." GWP = global warming potential

95 posted on 12/26/2006 12:39:38 PM PST by cogitator
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