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Re:For First Time Since 1800s, Britain Goes a Day Without Bu... by rfrey on Saturday April 22, 2017 @09:07AM (#14172314)
CH4[g] + 2 O2[g] -> CO2[g] + 2 H2O[g]
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Re:For First Time Since 1800s, Britain Goes a Day Without Bu... by thatcat on Saturday April 22, 2017 @09:29AM (#14172391)
Technically co2 has much lower thermal capacity than ch4. By burning it rather than releasing it you have less greenhouse gas effect.
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Re:For First Time Since 1800s, Britain Goes a Day Without Bu... by blibble on Saturday April 22, 2017 @11:22AM (#14172949)
yep, assuming complete combustion and completely pure fuel
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Re:For First Time Since 1800s, Britain Goes a Day Without Bu... by akhatri_aus on Saturday April 22, 2017 @09:16AM (#14172339)
It's not hard to notice an S in your sentence.
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