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japan said tuesday it had successfully extracted 1 hydrate, known as "fire ice", from its seabed, possibly unlocking many years' worth of gas for the resource-starved country.
日本周二宣布,已经成功地从日本海底提取出甲烷水合物,俗称“可燃冰”,此举可能将给这个资源贫乏的国家开启可延续多年的燃气资源宝藏。
in what they are claiming as a world first, a consortium(财团,联合) is drilling for the hydrate, a fossil fuel that looks like ice but consists of very densely-packed methane surrounded by water 2, one kilometre (3,300 feet) below sea level.
the solid white substance burns with a pale flame, leaving nothing but water. one of it is estimated to contain many times the equivalent volume of methane(甲烷) in gas form.
the consortium, led by japan oil, gas and metals national corporation, began initial work in february last year and on tuesday started a two-week experimental production, an economy, trade and industry 3 official said.
"it is the world's first 4 experiment producing gas from methane hydrate," the official said, adding that the team successfully collected methane gas extracted from the half-frozen substance.
under the government-led project, the consortium is to separate methane -- the primary 5 of natural gas -- from the solid clathrate(包合物) compound under the seabed using the high pressures available at depth, officials said.
a huge layer of methane hydrate containing 1.1 trillion cubic metres (38.5 trillion cubic feet) in natural gas -- equivalent to japan's consumption of the gas for 11 years -- is believed to lie in the ocean floor off the coast of shikoku island, western japan, the officials said.
"we aim to establish methane hydrate production technologies for practical use by the 6 2018 year" ending march 2019, a consortium official said.
"we want to 7 technologies for its commercialisation," economy, trade and industry minister toshimitsu motegi also told a news conference, according to jiji press.
"i hope we can make use of resources surrounding our country as soon as possible by clearing 8 one by one," he added.
the move comes as resource-poor japan has struck out in search of new energy supplies after it shut down its stable of nuclear 9 in the wake of 2011's tsunami-sparked nuclear crisis.
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