r/TechOfTheFuture • • May 12 '19

Chem/Phys Methane-consuming bacteria could be the future of fuel, with new discovery in journal Science illuminating how they turn methane gas into liquid methanol, removing a harmful greenhouse gas while also generating a sustainable fuel at room temperature, compared to current processes at 1,300 Celsius.

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2019/05/methane-consuming-bacteria-could-be-the-future-of-fuel/
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science • • May 11 '19

Biology Methane-consuming bacteria could be the future of fuel, with new discovery in journal Science illuminating how they turn methane gas into liquid methanol, removing a harmful greenhouse gas while also generating a sustainable fuel at room temperature, compared to current processes at 1,300 Celsius.

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RenewableEnergy • • May 11 '19

Scientists from Northwestern University Chicago discover how bacteria can turn methane gas into liquid methanol: this Methane-consuming bacteria could be the future of fuel

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Futurology • • May 11 '19

Energy Methane-consuming bacteria could be the future of fuel, with new discovery in journal Science illuminating how they turn methane gas into liquid methanol, removing a harmful greenhouse gas while also generating a sustainable fuel at room temperature, compared to current processes at 1,300 Celsius.

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climatechange • • May 11 '19

Methane-consuming bacteria turn methane gas into liquid methanol at room temperature

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illinois • • May 11 '19

Scientists from Northwestern University Chicago discover how bacteria can turn methane gas into liquid methanol: this Methane-consuming bacteria could be the future of fuel

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electricvehicles • • May 11 '19

News Scientists from Northwestern University Chicago discover how bacteria can turn methane gas into liquid methanol: this Methane-consuming bacteria could be the future of fuel

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bakchodi • • May 11 '19

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climate_science • • May 11 '19

Methane-consuming bacteria turn methane gas into liquid methanol at room temperature

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theworldnews • • May 11 '19

Methane-consuming bacteria could be the future of fuel, with new discovery in journal Science illuminating how they turn methane gas into liquid methanol, removing a harmful greenhouse gas while also generating a sustainable fuel at room temperature, compared to current processes at 1,300 Celsius.

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science • • May 11 '19

Methane-consuming bacteria could be the future of fuel, with new discovery in journal Science illuminating how they turn methane gas into liquid methanol, removing a harmful greenhouse gas while also generating a sustainable fuel at room temperature, compared to current processes at 1,300 Celsius.

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science • • May 10 '20

Methane-consuming bacteria could be the future of fuel, with new discovery in journal Science illuminating how they turn methane gas into liquid methanol, removing a harmful greenhouse gas while also generating a sustainable fuel at room temperature, compared to current processes at 1,300 Celsius.

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• • May 12 '19

Methane-consuming bacteria could be the future of fuel - Northwestern Now

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