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Ocean Shipping Reveals an Unexpected Methane Emission Issue

Earth Science, Environmental Science /

Methane is a major environmental concern—it ranks as the second most prevalent greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide and is roughly 28 times more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere. While it’s commonly linked to coal production and livestock digestion, unexpected sources such as cow burps—and now, as Swedish researchers have discovered, ships traveling through […]

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Engineers develop a more efficient burner to cut methane emissions.

Engineering /

Researchers from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and the University of Michigan (U-M) have developed an advanced methane flare burner that eliminates 98% of methane vented during oil production. Designed by U-M engineers and tested at SwRI, the burner leverages additive manufacturing and machine learning to enhance efficiency. Their findings appear in the study “An Experimental

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Sunlight Converts CO2 and Methane into Valuable Chemicals

Chemistry, Organic Chemistry /

Drawing inspiration from natural photosynthesis, scientists have developed a technique that uses sunlight to convert two major greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals for fuel and industrial applications. Researchers from McGill University have created a novel process called photo-driven oxygen-atom-grafting. This method employs gold, palladium, and gallium nitride as catalysts to transform carbon dioxide and methane

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Methane Threat: The Alarming Migration of Natural Gas Under Permafrost

Climatology, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Science /

According to scientists, large amounts of methane may be stored beneath the permafrost and could leak if it thaws. Methane is spreading beneath the permafrost in Svalbard, according to research. While lowland areas contain ice-rich permafrost that acts as an excellent gas seal, highland areas with less ice appear more porous. If permafrost thaws excessively,

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