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The blast, 610m below ground, is thought to have been caused by a mix of coal dust and methane gas .
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Four others are hooked into systems to control the release of methane gas .
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Experts believe the absence of water in the toilet allowed a lethal build-up of methane gas .
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Then it is combined with hydrogen in a catalytic converter to produce methane gas and water.
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It is the biggest single concept, many others being devoted to using methane gas at waste product dumps.
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That plant uses methane gas from the landfill to generate electricity.
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Furthermore, once initiated, the combustion of methane gas at 25°C is very spontaneous.
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As with domestic refuse, the problems of methane gas generation also exist when disposing of industrial waste underground.
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But it might contribute to global warming because methane is a powerful greenhouse gas.
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But the scientists were encouraged that stinky methane stabilized after 12 days.
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He determined that the most explosive mixture of the purified methane and air was in the ratio of 1:8.
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In recent studies, however, we have shown that methane production is more important than previously believed.
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Life generates methane , ammonia, oxygen, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and many other gases.
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Titan is unique in having a thick atmosphere made mostly of nitrogen, with some methane and possibly argon.
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To make methane , burn one weight of hydrogen with three of carbon.