methanogens Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sun, 31 May 2015 04:24:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 The Secret Behind Biogenic Methane Discovered at Stanford https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biogenic-methane-stanford/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biogenic-methane-stanford/#comments Sun, 31 May 2015 04:24:07 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=55032 Stanford University researchers have taken a quantum leap in discovering how methanogens acquire electrons from solid surfaces, how hydrogen producing enzymes are important in Methanogenesis, how certain enzymes take up electrons and many other interesting facts. Methane, the main component (87%) of natural gas, a fossil fuel, which can be found both underground and under […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/biogenic-methane-stanford/feed/ 1 55032 Methane-Producing Microbes as New Source of Renewable Energy https://www.greenoptimistic.com/methane-producing-microbes-as-new-source-of-renewable-energy-20120731/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/methane-producing-microbes-as-new-source-of-renewable-energy-20120731/#respond Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:59:12 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=25698 Researchers from Stanford and Penn State are studying microbes that can convert carbon dioxide to methane using electricity. These microbes could be potential sources of renewable energy. Methane is the main component of natural gas, which is a fossil fuel. Many organic compounds used in industry are derived from fossil fuels. The goal of the […]

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