The key ingredient is gas hydrate, a substance that forms when hydrocarbon gases like methane and
ethane come into contact with water at the right temperature and pressure.
Not exact matches
«When the
ethane goes up, the methane goes up in the Uinta Basin, which means they're
coming from the same source.
«The fracking - driven industry expansion will likely generate even more ocean plastics as more
ethane crackers
come online and produce more plastic resins,» the Food and Water Watch report concludes.
However, what
comes out of a gas well isn't pure methane, but a blend that also includes chemicals like butane, propane, and
ethane — and
ethane is a key building block for plastics.