Also known as wood alcohol, methanol (CH 3 OH) is considered an alternative fuel under the Energy Policy Act of 1992 with chemical and physical fuel properties similar to ethanol.

Some fracking sites currently trap methane before it enters the atmosphere and transport it to refineries, where it is converted to methanol, a liquid alcohol that can be used to make a variety of ...

Methane is emitted in smaller amounts but is 34 times more potent, so reducing its levels remains a priority. Excess methane from industrial processes is often burned off, but that produces CO2.

The researchers also discovered that the low-methane GMO rice released much more ethanol, an alcohol. When they applied ethanol to soils where rice plants were growing, that alone reduced methane ...

Concerted methane fixation at ambient temperature and pressure mediated by an alcohol oxidase and Fe-ZSM-5 catalytic couple. Nature Catalysis , 2024; DOI: 10.1038/s41929-024-01251-z Cite This Page : ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Methane concentrations are rising rapidly, reaching 1,931 ppb in January 2024—over 2.5 times pre-industrial levels—and have accelerated in recent years.

Emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane remain "far too high" according to a report released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency (IEA), even though technology exists to control ...

As outlined by the EPA, excess methane produced in 2024 could result in a fee of $900 per ton, with fees rising to $1,200 per ton in 2025 and $1,500 per ton by 2026.

Methane from fossil fuels, on the other hand, is heavier, with more C13 atoms. As the amount of methane has risen in the atmosphere over the past 15 years, it’s also gotten lighter and lighter.

Warming temperatures may cause methane emissions from wetlands to rise — by helping methane-producing bacteria thrive. Higher temperatures favor the activity of wetland soil microbes that ...

Methane is a greenhouse gas with dual personalities. It heats Earth’s atmosphere 28 times as potently as carbon dioxide, gram for gram. But its absorption of the sun’s radiation high in the ...

As part of her job with the environmental group Earthworks, Ostroff searches gas drilling and production sites in Pennsylvania for plumes of methane, a big driver of climate change. A few years ...