Experiments 2-1 and 2-2 study the production of hydrogen gas by different chemical reactions. By using a hydrogen gas collection apparatus and the principles of chemistry, we were able to evaluate the data and reach our goal. Experiment 2-1 uses zinc, magnesium and aluminum and how much hydrogen gas they produce to predict the volume of hydrogen gas produced for different masses of each metal. In this experiment we see that each metal has an increasing amount of hydrogen gas as mass goes up, however each metal had different amount of hydrogen gas for the same mass. Zinc produced the least amount of hydrogen gas, then increasing with magnesium, and aluminum produced the highest amount. The
Don’t you always hate when you have the perfect bubble and it just bursts! Well I know I do, which is why I am going to find a way to make square bubbles last longer. I have always wondered if you could make different shaped bubbles and now I will finally get to make one myself. My partner is finding a way to make a square bubble so, with her square bubble design, I will add ingredients to make the bubble last longer. I have always loved bubbles as a kid, so I can’t wait to learn more about them!
Sometimes we are so caught up in our own bubble we forget how much others have sacrificed for us so we can make something of our lives. As I sat down to study one day, my mom joined me. As we talked about various subject, slowly teardrops started rolling down her eyes. Those were tears of happiness, for that she was proud of me. Sadly, those tears were also a reminder of the abandoned dreams and aspirations that she always held. She always wanted to go to college and become someone in her life. Rather, she was forced into marriage when she was seventeen. My dad was a victim of his own brothers who deprived him of a college education. Despite challenges and hardship that always plagued our family, my parents never gave up. My parents slept hungrily
The oxidation of CH4 usually progresses to C02 and H20 because the intermediates are a series of highly reactive radical reactions and this makes partial oxidation of CH3 into CH3OH very hard. In addition, CH3OH oxidizes faster than CH4 and requires less energy for its oxidation. Industrial attempts to synthesize methanol from methane is usually done indirectly since the direct methods have low methanol specificity and yield. Current industrial methods for producing methanol involve making synthesis gas from methane and then catalytically converting it to methanol. Several methods are used such as steam reforming, and dry reforming. These methods require high temperature of about 800°C, the reactions are endothermic requiring lot of energy. The end-product of the reactions also requires intensive purification from impurities such as sulfur and other compounds. Finding feasible mechanisms for oxidation of methane to methanol cannot be over-emphasized because of the uses of methanol such as production of other chemicals like formaldehyde, acetic acid, for extraction of sulfur and most importantly as an alternative to fossil fuels.
Everyone who does not live under a rock enjoys their heating and energy supply that charges their computers and keeps them toasty in the winter. Nearly one hundred percent of the time, an individual using such resources will neglect to take note of where they come from. Many a time this energy comes from natural gas (methane hydrates), which have special properties like all chemicals that can make them bad for the environment, and lead to consequences for the future.
Depending on the location, methane hydrate formation exists in various forms. A certain formation can contain sand as host sediments with methane hydrate mixed within; similarly, the host sediment can be made of rock, clay, silt, or a mixture of each. Depending on the composition of the host sediment, the formation has different mechanical strength, porosity, permeability, degree of saturation and other parameter. Depending on the location, the permeability of the formation can vary for several degrees of magnitude. [15] When hot water, steam, or CO2 is
The water contains oceanic plankton which creates an aquamarine and emerald illumination of the water. Along with the Aurora Borealis, it's one of nature's most beautiful displays. Watch it create the illusion of thousands of jewels floating just beneath the surface.
Many studies related to gas hydrate occurrences worldwide has been reported mainly to better characterize reservoirs, theirs potential as energy resource and the role gas hydrate can play in global climate change (Kennett et al. 2003; Milkov, 2004). Concerning the former, large amounts of methane gas can be trapped in form of gas hydrate (Milkov, 2004), being considered as an important greenhouse gas. It is estimated that over a 20-year period, one ton of methane has a global warming potential 84 to 87 times greater than carbon dioxide and over a century, this warming potential is 28 to 36 times greater according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2014). For these reasons in the last decades several projects have been carried out to assess the global methane hydrate quantities. The estimation of the global methane reservoir have decreased while the knowledge about hydrate reservoirs have increased; in fact Kvenvolden (2000) estimated 11 000 Gt of carbon in hydrate, while the last estimation ranges from 500 to 2 500 Gt of natural carbon (Milkov, 2004). Despite this decreasing, gas hydrate reservors still play an important role in the global carbon cycle.
Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) is a unique research facility. It is the only place in the world where scientists can administer research on real lakes and ecosystems for accurate and extensive results. The research conducted at ELA supports Canada’s understanding of our freshwater ecosystems and leads to better decision-making on the use and protection of these resources for the benefit of all Canadians and future generations.
Blowing bubbles – By blowing bubbles, you can gain the attention of children or even calm a fussy child. This is because children enjoy watching the bubbles move up and down or even popping the bubbles. This activity can help work on early words, practise turn taking, work on speech sounds and lip rounding.
The most important of these materials was the charcoal. Not only is charcoal used to filter harmful things from water, but from the air as well. Charcoal can be found in Gas Masks, air conditioning units, aquarium tanks, Water processing facilities, and even coffee machines. There have been efforts to fix the pollution problem in North Carolina Since Jordan Lake was created there have been many natural pollution issues, which North Carolina has not wanted to spend the millions of dollars to solve. Instead of that and the plan to enforce a new set of rules to protect the reservoir, they decided to try a cheaper plan. The General Assembly decided to put solarbees in the lake to prevent the formation of toxic algae, but there hasn’t been much effect. They spent a year in the lake before calculating the results to find out there was no success, they plan on keeping them in two more years, which means they are continuing to neglect the need for action to be taken on the pollution of the lake. While the solarbees haven’t worked in Jordan Lake, the company Medora says they have had more success using them in smaller bodies of water rather than a large
‘Methane’ is the primary source of natural gas and the methane settlement found in coal seams is called ‘Coal Bed Methane’ a.k.a. CBM. Unlike conventional sources of energy, the extraction mechanism of CBM is very unique. Earlier methane used to be extracted through biological processes like Methanogenesis by formation of microbes, or a thermal processes where as wells are drilled deeper into the coal seam the temperature rises steeply and as a result thermogenic gas is created from buried organic material. The latest extraction technology uses water pumped from wells drilled into the coal seam thereby depreassurising the water held in the seam and results in the free flow of methane gas which is pipped and marketed. This technology grabbed popularity among energy traders and geophysicists and was considered as an ‘eco-friendly’ technique of CBM extraction unlike other extraction processes which required mining or combustion of coal. Though in comparison, this hydraulic technique is not as polluting as mining or combustion, the water which is produced from such operation can contain harmful and hazardous radio active material from the earth, thus if not regulated and discharged in a safe and proper manner it could pose extreme
Methane hydrates, also known as Methane clathrates, are rapidly becoming a topic of interest to many looking for alternative energy sources that would ease our reliance on fossil fuels while scientists are working on innovative new ways to extract the energy with minimal damage to the climate. These natural gas deposits resting under ocean sediment appear very alluring to governments and other entities looking for more energy independence. Nations look at energy independence favorably as a way to stay geopolitically independent and perhaps gain an upper hand in trade with nations that still rely on imported energy. The total amount of carbon located in gas hydrates in the ocean exceeds the amount of all the oil, gas, and coal currently being refined in total (Nersesian 2007).
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One of the biggest challenge is to identify the impact and damage that fugitive methane has and will do to the world. In a recent incident that happened at Aliso Canyon, California, there was a gas leakage that took place over a four month period that was only plugged. The incident is estimated to have “spewed enough methane into the atmosphere to equal the greenhouse gases emitted by more than 440,000 cars in a year” (Magill 2016, 1). However, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that more than six million metric tons of methane are have leaked in 2011. Meaning, the combination of