Scientists isolate microorganisms that convert hydrocarbons to natural gas

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 11:35 in Physics & Chemistry

When a group of University of Oklahoma researchers began studying the environmental fate of spilt petroleum, a problem that has plagued the energy industry for decades, they did not expect to eventually isolate a community of microorganisms capable of converting hydrocarbons into natural gas...

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