Hot vents in the deep sea are home to microbes that feed on ethane. Now researchers have succeeded in finding an important component in the microbial conversion of the gas. They were able to decode ...

Ethane is a hydrocarbon with a molecular structure C2H6, and belongs to the group of natural gas liquids (or NGLs). NGLs include ethane, propane (C 4 H 8 ), n-butane (C 4 H 10 ), iso-butane (C 4 H 10 ...

Ethane cracking remains the dominant route for producing polymer grade ethylene in regions with abundant natural gas liquids, particularly North America and the Middle East. Ethane’s high hydrogen ...

Ethane emissions can lead to ozone pollution. Measurements at 49 sites show that long-declining atmospheric ethane concentrations started rising in 2010 in the Northern Hemisphere, largely due to ...

Mean annual ethane levels measured over Summit and South Pole are consistent with those at other high-latitude sites, indicating that the measurements in polar firn air provide a reasonable sampling ...