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Scientists prepare to farm puffy pink seaweed that stops cows burping methane

The native Queensland seaweed that can stop bovines burping out methane could cut the country's greenhouse emissions by 10 per cent, if it could be farmed on a scale to feed every cow in Australia, researchers say.




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Water Consumption and Use, Trihalomethane Exposure, and the Risk of Hypospadias

Few epidemiological studies, which included varied exposure assessment, have investigated the relation between drinking-water–disinfection byproducts such as trihalomethanes and hypospadias, and their results have been inconclusive.

Little evidence was found for an association between trihalomethanes and hypospadias, but a novel association between water consumption and hypospadias was found. Factors that influence maternal water consumption, or other contaminants in tap or bottled water, might explain this finding. (Read the full article)




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Fracking wells in the US are leaking loads of planet-warming methane

Satellites have revealed the fracking heartland of the US is leaking methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, at a record-breaking rate.




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Fossil fuel methane emissions have been 'vastly underestimated', researchers say

A new study has found the oil and gas industry has had a far worse impact on the climate than previously believed.




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U.S. Sues 32 Individuals, Alleging $30 Million Tax Credit Scam Based on Sham Sales from Non-Existent Methane Production Facilities at Landfills

The United States has sued four Certified Public Accounts (CPA), 27 tax preparers and one other individual, seeking to bar them from promoting an alleged tax scam involving bogus income tax credits claimed for sham sales of methane from landfills.



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Federal Court Acts to Stop Alleged $30 Million Scam Involving Tax Credits Based on Fictitious Methane Production at Landfills

A federal judge in Tampa, Fla., has permanently barred eight men – including five tax preparers and two Certified Public Accountants (CPA) – from promoting an alleged tax fraud scheme involving bogus income tax credits.



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Court in Texas Bars 12 Sub-Promoters of Alleged $30 Million Scam Involving Tax Credits Based on Fictitious Methane Production at Landfills

A federal judge in Beaumont, Texas, has permanently barred 12 people from promoting an alleged tax fraud scheme involving bogus income tax credits.



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Texas Federal Court Bars Two Men from Promoting Alleged Tax Scam Involving Fictitious Methane at Landfills

A federal court in Beaumont, Texas, has permanently barred two men from promoting an alleged tax fraud scheme involving bogus tax credits for the production of methane gas from landfills.



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Significant methane ebullition from alpine permafrost rivers on the East Qinghai–Tibet Plateau




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The politics of methane

The United States is receiving global opprobrium for its record in an important environmental performance measure: methane emissions related to oil and gas production. The World Bank reports that America ranks fourth among producing peers in total releases. Only Russia, Iraq, and Iran produce more methane.It is eminently possible that the U.S. will pass one…

       




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EPA proposes new rules to cut methane emissions

The proposed rules are expected to cut U.S. methane emission by 20 to 30 percent.




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Methane impact on global climate change 25% greater than previously estimated

Carbon dioxide continues as the main concern, but we ignore methane at our own risk




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Eerily beautiful photos show Alaskan 'ice formations' of CO2 & methane

What do greenhouse gases bubbling up look like? In these starkly elegant images, we get to seem them up close.




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The methane 'time bomb': A sobering look

Does this look like 'alarmism' to you?




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World Energy Day is a good day to talk about methane

It is time we stopped cooking and heating with methane, a climate problem from source to stovetop.




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California gas well blowout was largest methane leak in US history

New study finds Aliso Canyon disaster’s impact equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from over half a million cars.




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Your future clothes could be made out of methane

This biotech startup uses methane-eating bacteria to create fully biodegradable polymers.




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Fracking wells in the US are leaking loads of planet-warming methane

Satellites have revealed the fracking heartland of the US is leaking methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, at a record-breaking rate.




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The mechanism and ligand effects of single atom rhodium supported on ZSM-5 for the selective oxidation of methane to methanol

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01284J, Paper
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Rhys Bunting, Jillian M. Thompson, Peijun Hu
The mechanism for the partial oxidation of methane to methanol on single atom rhodium supported on ZSM-5 is investigated by DFT. The most favoured mechanism for methane activation is shown...
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Synthesis of a new Ni complex supported on CoFe2O4 and its application as an efficient and green catalyst for the synthesis of bis(pyrazolyl)methane and polyhydroquinoline derivatives

New J. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ00223B, Paper
Taiebeh Tamoradi, Seyedeh Masoumeh Mousavi, Masoud Mohammadi
A novel and magnetic nanocatalyst was synthesized for the synthesis of multicomponent compounds.
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[ASAP] Influence of Carbon Dioxide on the Adsorption of Methane by Coal Using Low-Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Energy & Fuels
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00474




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Evidence for Photochemical Synthesis of Fluoromethane

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0JA00108B, Communication
Ralph E Sturgeon, Enea Pagliano
Photochemical generation of volatile fluoromethane in a dilute acetic acid medium is demonstrated. Radical halogen atom transfer (XAT) from an intermediate Cu-F transition metal fluorocomplex to abundant •CH3 generated by...
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[ASAP] Solubility and Diffusivity of Bromodifluoromethane (Halon-1201) in Imidazolium Ionic Liquids: [C<sub>2</sub>C<sub>1</sub>im][Tf<sub>2</sub>N], [C<sub>4</sub>C<sub>1</sub>im][BF<sub>4

Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jced.0c00022




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[ASAP] Au/Pb Interface Allows the Methane Formation Pathway in Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction

ACS Catalysis
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c00749




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[ASAP] Role of Water on the Structure of Palladium for Complete Oxidation of Methane

ACS Catalysis
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c01069




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Retraction: Effect of temperature and large guest molecules on the C–H symmetric stretching vibrational frequencies of methane in structure H and I clathrate hydrates

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,16904-16904
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA90048F, Retraction
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Go Fuseya, Satoshi Takeya, Akihiro Hachikubo
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Development of novel N-(6-methanesulfonyl-benzothiazol-2-yl)-3-(4-substituted-piperazin-1-yl)-propionamides with cholinesterase inhibition, anti-β-amyloid aggregation, neuroprotection and cognition enhancing properties for the therapy of Alzheimer's d

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17602-17619
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA00663G, Paper
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Chandra Bhushan Mishra, Shruti Shalini, Siddharth Gusain, Amresh Prakash, Jyoti Kumari, Shikha Kumari, Anita Kumari Yadav, Andrew M. Lynn, Manisha Tiwari
A novel series of benzothiazole–piperazine hybrids were rationally designed, synthesized, and evaluated as multifunctional ligands against Alzheimer's disease (AD).
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Effect of temperature and large guest molecules on the C–H symmetric stretching vibrational frequencies of methane in structure H and I clathrate hydrates

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17473-17478
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA02748K, Paper
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Go Fuseya, Satoshi Takeya, Akihiro Hachikubo
Temperature effect on C–H symmetric stretching frequencies of CH4 in water cages of sI and sH clathrate hydrates were clarified.
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Enhanced methane gas storage in the form of hydrates: role of the confined water molecules in silica powders

RSC Adv., 2020, 10,17795-17804
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA01754J, Paper
Open Access
Pinnelli S. R. Prasad, Burla Sai Kiran, Kandadai Sowjanya
Rapid and efficient methane hydrate conversions by utilising the water molecules confined in intra- and inter-granular space of silica powders.
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Hydrogen and methane-adsorbing MOF boasts impressive combination of properties

Aluminum-based sorbent with exceptional gas-storage properties may give clean-burning fuels a transportation boost




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Hydrogen- and methane-adsorbing MOF boasts impressive combination of properties

Aluminum-based sorbent with exceptional gas-storage properties may give clean-burning fuels a transportation boost




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Emerging investigator series: formation of brominated haloacetamides from trihalomethanes during zero-valent iron reduction and subsequent booster chlorination in drinking water distribution

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, 6,1244-1255
DOI: 10.1039/C9EW00977A, Paper
Pengzhou Luo, FeiFei Wang, Stuart W. Krasner, Chao Fang, Shenghua Chen, Wenhai Chu
This study investigated the transformation of a THM mixture and the change of toxicity risk in drinking water distribution systems for the first time.
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Catalytic methane technology for carbon nanotubes and graphene

React. Chem. Eng., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0RE00060D, Review Article
Zhuoya Dong, Bofan Li, Chaojie Cui, W. Qian, Yong Jin, Fei Wei
Carbon nanomaterials, mainly carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene, received much attention in the past two decades. With the maturity of preparation technology and performance study, they are gradually applied in...
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Elementary reaction pathway study and a deduced macrokinetic model for the unified understanding of Ni-catalyzed steam methane reforming

React. Chem. Eng., 2020, 5,873-885
DOI: 10.1039/C9RE00460B, Paper
Changming Ke, Zijing Lin
DFT based microkinetics and macrokinetics that give quantitative explanations of the Ni-catalyzed steam methane reforming reactions.
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Plasma-enhanced catalysis for the upgrading of methane: a review of modelling and simulation methods

React. Chem. Eng., 2020, 5,814-837
DOI: 10.1039/D0RE00024H, Review Article
Pierre-André Maitre, Matthew S. Bieniek, Panagiotis N. Kechagiopoulos
Modelling methods and simulation works on the upgrading of methane via plasma and plasma-enhanced catalysis reviewed.
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Enhancing the methane low-temperature conversion on the Zn/ZSM-5 in the presence of methanol by regulating methanol-to-aromatics reaction pathway

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00449A, Paper
Zhixiang Xi, Bingjie Zhou, Yue Yu, Binbo Jiang, Zhengliang Huang, Zuwei Liao, Jingdai Wang, Yao Yang, Jingyuan Sun, Yongrong Yang
Co-reaction method provides efficient strategy for methane conversion in mild condition, which is of urgent importance of direct valorization of natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons. However, vague mechanism and neglect...
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Synergistic photocatalysis–Fenton reaction for selective conversion of methane to methanol at room temperature

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, 10,2329-2332
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00028K, Communication
Yi Zeng, Hang Chen Liu, Jing Sheng Wang, Xing Yang Wu, Song Ling Wang
Combining the photocatalysis and Fenton reaction highly promote the yield and selectivity of CH3OH from CH4 with solar light at room temperature, up to 471 μmol g−1 h−1 and 83%, respectively.
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Mechanism of selective and complete oxidation in La2O3-catalyzed oxidative coupling of methane

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, 10,2602-2614
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00141D, Paper
Shibin Wang, Shenggang Li, David A. Dixon
The catalytic mechanism and reaction network of oxidative coupling of methane over La2O3 are thoroughly investigated by density functional theory calculations.
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Alumina grafted SBA-15 sustainable bifunctional catalysts for direct cross-coupling of benzylic alcohols to diarylmethanes

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, 10,2583-2592
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00471E, Paper
Chandran Rajendran, Govindaswamy Satishkumar, Charlotte Lang, Eric M. Gaigneaux
AlSBA-15 catalysts possessing Brønsted acid and Lewis acid–base bifunctionalities catalyze the direct arylation of benzyl alcohols to diarylmethanes with an 85% product yield through C–O bond activation.
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Facile sulfolane-modified resins for enhanced dimethoxymethane carbonylation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, 10,2561-2572
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00201A, Paper
Jie Yao, Lei Shi, Wenjie Deng, Jiaqi Fan, Yan Wang, Weizhe Gao, Dongxi Zhang, Wenliang Zhu, Zhongmin Liu
A simple resin modification method for 50 h DMM carbonylation with a high STY of 3.15 mmolMMAc (gcat h)−1 and 100% MMAc selectivity.
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Kinetic study of the methane dry (CO2) reforming reaction over the Ce0.70La0.20Ni0.10O2−δ catalyst

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, 10,2652-2662
DOI: 10.1039/C9CY02192B, Paper
Lidia Pino, Cristina Italiano, Massimo Laganà, Antonio Vita, Vincenzo Recupero
The kinetic behaviour of the Ce0.70La0.20Ni0.10O2−δ catalyst during the methane dry reforming reaction was investigated in a fixed bed reactor in the temperature range of 923–1023 K with the partial pressure of CH4 and CO2 ranging between 5 and 50 kPa.
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Synthesis and molecular structure of model silica-supported tungsten oxide catalysts for oxidative coupling of methane (OCM)

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CY00289E, Paper
Daniyal Kiani, Sagar Sourav, Israel E. Wachs, Jonas Baltrusaitis
Catalysts with only dispersed phase Na–WO4 sites where Na/W < 2 are slightly less active but significantly more C2 selective than the traditional Na2WO4/SiO2 catalysts that contain a crystalline phase where Na/W = 2.
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Catalytic oxidation of methane using single crystal silicon carbide




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Stable hydrogen and carbon isotopic compositions of biogenic methanes




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Methane- and dissolved organic carbon-fueled microbial loop supports a tropical subterranean estuary ecosystem




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Microbial megacities fueled by methane oxidation in a mineral spring cave




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Subterranean atmospheres may act as daily methane sinks




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Spatial variability of cave-air carbon dioxide and methane concentrations and isotopic compositions in a semi-arid karst environment




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Microbial megacities fueled by methane oxidation in a mineral spring cave




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Spatial variability of cave-air carbon dioxide and methane concentrations and isotopic compositions in a semi-arid karst environment