A car tyre has a mass of 15 kg. Tyres can be disposed of using a process known as pyrolysis. 31% by mass of a car tyre can be converted into carbon and 26% by mass can be converted into gas, which is predominantly methane. If 10,0000 tyres are treated in this way each year in a city. What will be the volume of methane produced in this process at 600 "C?

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.A car tyre has a mass of 15 kg. Tyres can be disposed of using a process known as
pyrolysis. 31% by mass of a car tyre can be converted into carbon and 26% by mass can
be converted into gas, which is predominantly methane. If 10,0000 tyres are treated in
this way each year in a city. What will be the volume of methane produced in this process
at 600 "C?
Transcribed Image Text:.A car tyre has a mass of 15 kg. Tyres can be disposed of using a process known as pyrolysis. 31% by mass of a car tyre can be converted into carbon and 26% by mass can be converted into gas, which is predominantly methane. If 10,0000 tyres are treated in this way each year in a city. What will be the volume of methane produced in this process at 600 "C?
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