- Flammable ice is also known as methane hydrate or methane clathrates.
- It consists of methane trapped within water crystals.
- It is the world’s largest natural gas resource which is trapped beneath permafrost and ocean sediment where low temperature and moderate pressure combine to trap methane in this specific way.
- The methane hydrate is highly flammable and energy-intensive fuel as one cubic metre of the compound can releases about 160 cubic metres of gas.
- It can break down into water and methane after temperature is raised or pressure is lowered.
- It is likely to be the world’s last great source of carbon-based fuel and has potential to be a revolutionary energy source that could cater future energy needs.
- Its vast deposits exist underneath all oceans around the globe, especially on the edge of continental shelves.
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