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methane

/ˈmɛθeɪn/, /ˈmɛθɛɪn/, /ˈmiːθeɪn/ naamwoord
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(organic chemistry, uncountable) The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH <sub>4</sub> , being a constituent of natural gas.

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A colourless, odourless, and tasteless gas, lighter than air and reacting violently with chlorine and bromine in sunlight, a chief component of natural gas; used as a source of methanol, acetylene, and carbon monoxide.
The methane is given off by microbes in the mud.
Die metaan word deur mikrobes in die modder afgegee.
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chemical compound
The methane is given off by microbes in the mud.
Die metaan word deur mikrobes in die modder afgegee.
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If not controlled, methane may migrate underground away from the landfill, kill vegetation, seep into nearby buildings, and explode if ignited.
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In an effort to reduce the animals’ contribution to global warming, scientists are now experimenting with ways to increase milk production per head while reducing the methane produced by the animals.
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Beginning in the 1970’s, scientists working off the North American coast discovered deposits of a remarkable substance called methane hydrate—a combination of frozen water and the flammable gas methane.
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Environmental Protection Agency: “The greenhouse effect is the rise in temperature that the Earth experiences because certain gases in the atmosphere (water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane, for example) trap energy from the sun.
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So far, though, this enormous resource has been out of reach because methane hydrate readily decomposes when removed from the environment in which it forms.
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Nevertheless, this source says that a major study performed by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Gas Research Institute “concluded that the reduction in emissions from increased natural gas use strongly outweighs the detrimental effects of increased methane emissions.”
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Kelp can be fermented to produce methane gas, and researchers believe that as much as 10 percent of Japan’s energy needs could be filled from this source.
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Methane is emitted by rice paddies and cattle feedlots.
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Methane hydrate beds also contain vents and chimneys, but the fluid gushing from these is cold, unlike the hot springs of the mid-ocean ridge system.
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These include methane, ethane, propane, and butane
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Methane gas is burned to generate electricity
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Super Methane Brothers
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“Cows, sheep and goats may seem like innocent victims of humanity’s appetite for meat, but . . . worldwide, livestock burps are responsible for 18 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions [mainly methane] —more than produced from all forms of transport combined.” —NEW SCIENTIST, BRITAIN.
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(Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and natural gas—of which methane is also a prime component.)
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The methane is given off by microbes in the mud.
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Anaerobic digesting tanks turn sludge into useful fertilizer and methane gas
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The biogas consists of 60 percent methane and 40 percent carbon dioxide.
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Miller, working in the laboratory of Harold Urey, took hydrogen, ammonia, methane, and water vapor (assuming that this had been the primitive atmosphere), sealed these in a flask with boiling water at the bottom (to represent an ocean), and zapped electric sparks (like lightning) through the vapors.
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They also point to the greenhouse effect —emission of gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons (refrigerants and foaming agents), that will result in warming of the atmosphere and changes in the global weather pattern, with dire consequences.
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Instead of incinerating garbage, the plant fermented it and turned it into methane gas, from which hydrogen was extracted.
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When these conditions are met, crystals of methane hydrate grow, forming an effervescent, snowlike substance.
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Methane gas is said to be 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide in causing global warming.
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He continues: “The methane produced by the microorganisms is used to power electric generators and provides over 60 percent of the power for plant operation.
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Methane hydrate is a rich energy source.
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As waste decomposes in landfills, it produces a colorless, odorless, flammable gas called methane.
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