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Scientists propose converting natural gas into hydrogen directly in gas fields (techxplore.com)
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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I imagine that suddenly all the co2 stored as gas underground could suddenly come out and being odorless, kills the whole neighboring town

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Natural gas is also odorless and able to displace oxygen so I don’t see how it being CO2 underground instead of natural gas changes anything from a risk perspective. Maybe because the molecules are smaller and thus more prone to leaks? I’m admittedly way out of my depth here.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Methane is lighter than air and goes up while co2 is heavier than oxygen and stays down. I don’t know maybe in case of some disaster where water leaks in the well and then pushes out the co2

    I wouldn’t want to live nearby in both cases anyway

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago*

    I mean, all that methane coming out would probably be at least as bad, and the cavity had previously been filled with methane.

    It'll be a cavern deep under a lot of rock. If it can contain methane for zillions of years, I imagine that it can contain carbon dioxide.

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