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I think methanol is even a better storage candidate. https://phys.org/news/2022-06-holy-grail-catalysisturning-methane-methanol.html https://phys.org/news/2022-
by throwaways85989 4y ago
I think methanol is even a better storage candidate.
https://phys.org/news/2022-06-holy-grail-catalysisturning-methane-methanol.html https://phys.org/news/2022-06-holy-grail-catalysisturning-me...
- bufferoverflow 4y agoMethanol is very nasty though. If it leaks, it leaves you blind or dead.
- lutorm 4y agoLeaking natural gas tends to leave you exploded, too...
- krageon 4y agoMethanol can also explode (and set things on fire). In terms of a fire hazard they're both very bad.
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- whazor 4y agoThere are natural gas leaks on a regular basis here in Europe. It only explodes with a fire source. People smell the gas leak and inform the fire station.
- lstodd 4y agoOnly if it's doped. Pure methane is odorless.
- whoooooo123 4y agoIs it ever not doped though? At what point in the process do they put the smell in?
- tblt 4y agoAt the distribution point, usually. Some gas networks intended for industrial use don't contain the chemical that makes gas smell as that gas is an input in a chemical process, not burnt for heat.
- bufferoverflow 4y agoLeaking methane rises, so it's not a huge problem. We have natural methane leaks all over.
- rocqua 4y agoI believe most natural gas floats though, right?
- rocqua 4y agoAre season-level storage facilities already in existence though? The great thing about natural gas is that Europe already has the storage (and distribution) infrastructure. It would be a waste not to reuse that infra.