The primary strategy these days is to grow carbon atoms on a chip by taking a catalyst like iron and
flowing hydrocarbon gas over it.
Not exact matches
As the hot hydrothermal fluid
flows through this mud, it «cooks» organic material, forming methane (natural
gas) and oil - like
hydrocarbons.
«At one end, we
flow in
hydrocarbon gas, which decomposes in the heat,» she explains.
CNTs are often synthesised via chemical vapour deposition, in which
hydrocarbon vapour is deposited on metal catalysts under a
flow of non-reactive
gas at high temperatures.
The injection of the hydraulic fracturing fluids creates channels for
flow in the formations (often shale formations), allowing methane and other
hydrocarbon gases and liquids in the formation to migrate to the production well.