I Have a Mansion in the Post-apocalyptic World

Himalia, outpost station in the laboratory.

    Researchers wearing chemical protective clothing are in isolation rooms and are carefully studying the samples in the culture tank.

    In the soil analysis of the soil collected from Himalia, they found a special bacteria in a black porous porous soil. This bacteria anaerobic, only in the nitrogen environment to survive. It is not this bacteria that matters, but the metabolites produced by this bacteria …

    It is a black, hard block whose chemical composition is complex and consists of multiple hydrocarbons. The molecules fold into each other to form a staggered Z-shaped space structure. Because of this tight-binding nature, the density of hydrocarbons is quite astonishing, almost twice the volume of water.

    “Unbelievable.”

    “This density is catching up with Teflon.” ”

    “Well, the density has reached 2. I was the first time that the density was so high.”

    Teflon is PTFE, density 2.2, the most common plastic materials in one of the most dense. By the standard of hydrocarbons, the density can reach twice times the same volume of water, and it is not exaggerated to describe it by the magic word.

    “Is the cause analysis come out?”

    “Just finished.”

    The researcher, who is responsible for the study of the bacteria, named MW1, was Wang Zhouping, formerly Chinese Academy of Sciencesacademician, who served as a researcher at the Piano Island Bioenergy Research Institute.

    Because of dissatisfaction with the superior bureaucracy style, and family, children’s education and other reasons, he eventually chose the technology immigration Country of Xin. After immigrating to Country of Xin, he quickly passed an interview and received an offer from Star Ring Trading. After six months of astronaut training, he became a glorious exoplanet survey ship researcher.

    Looking at Mw1bacteria’s analysis report, Wang Zhouping’s eyes sparkled with excitement.

    Before coming to Country of Xin, his research direction was precisely the storage of new energy. And that is why he knows more than anyone else what this material means. If the natural gas can be stored in the form of solid, not only can significantly reduce the storage of natural gas, transport costs, the most crucial thing is to allow the use of natural gas, further expansion!

    Because the main component of this hybrid material is similar to the alkane compound and its color is black, it was decided by researcher’s researcher and named it “Black Alkane”.

    “With methane and ethane as reactants, through biochemical reactions to produce the metabolites of black alkane, the reaction is exothermic to produce the necessary heat for life-sustaining activities.” The Black Alkane itself has a strong heat-insulating effect and fills porous and porous bacteria-attached rock bodies. It is no wonder that this bacteria can survive in an environment with an average temperature of 180° Below Zero! ”

    “Have you seen this chemical formula?”Hou Jun, head of the laboratory, asked.

    “Never, but theoretically achievable.” ”Wang Zhouping replied.

    Hou June nodded, looking into the compartment of the researcher, opening the way.

    “Start calorific value test. ”

    OK

    Black Alkane, the size of the thumb–the metabolite of mw1bacteria–was put into a sealed container by a researcher wearing an anti-wear suit. Under the instruction of Hou Jun, researchers in the isolation chamber conducted a total of three sets of experiments to determine the reaction of Black Alkane at different temperatures under three conditions of an oxygen-free environment, an air environment, and an oxygen-enriched environment.

    The results of the experiment were quite alarming.

    Not only the researchers present on the scene, even the people who watched the experiment hundreds of millions of kilometers away, could not help but be amazed.

    “The aerobic environment can be directly used as a fuel, and the combustion products will be in the same decomposing speed as 150 °C in an oxygen-free environment. The Black Alkane will quickly decompose into methane and ethane mixtures.Try the light! ”Suddenly thinking of something, Wang Zhouping excitedly grabbed the microphone and said, “In an oxygen-free environment!”

    The researcher in the isolation room turned his head and looked at Hou Jun through the glass. After seeing the latter nodded, he turned and re-inserted a Black Alkane into the container, then drained the oxygen-filled inert gas and started the container. Black Alkane in the light.

    An astonishing scene appeared.

    According to the parameters of the jump on the instrument, the air composition is slowly changing, black alkane began to decompose slowly under the light, producing methane, ethane. And saw this scene, Hou June’s eyes also gradually emerged a hint of excitement and suddenly.

    As a result, it makes sense.

    Why there is no bacteria of photosynthesis, can reproduce in the cold Himalia. Through “breathing” methane, ethane gas generated black alkane metabolites, exothermic reaction to maintain energy consumption, and from the Sun, Jupiter Light, and black alkane decomposition into methane and ethane.

    Using the Black Alkane as a medium, MW1bacteria turned out to be a locked loop of energy on this dead planet.

……

    A few hundred million kilometers away from Star Ring City, a silver space plane landed on the apron. As the dome slowly closed, the plane’s door opened and Jiang Chen took the rapid transit to the Department of Space Headquarters under the escort of a common soldier.

    At the Aerospace Command Center, Jiang Chen met Kelvin.

    As soon as he met, Kelvin said to him with an excited face.

    “Black Alkane! We have discovered a new kind of energy! ”

    “Black Alkane?”

    “That’s it.Kelvin knocked on the touchpad twice. A black solid hologram appeared in front of them and slowly rotated, “The metabolites of MW1bacteria.”

    “So, this thing is that mw1bacteria feces?” ”

    “That’s understandable,” Kelvin, with an embarrassed smile, a cough, and continued, “At present, Himaliaoutpost is testing its physical properties, and from the data just returned, this black alkane can be naturally decomposed under the light of the sun, and can also be ignited directly in the oxygen environment.” Whether it is used as a storage route for natural gas or as a direct use of fossil fuels is no problem. It has a very high combustion efficiency and hardly produces harmful gases. ”

    After hearing Kelvin’s statement, Jiang Chen immediately realized the value of the thing.

    It is difficult to exploit the gas resources of Himalia. The mixture of liquid methane and ethane flowing on the Himalia surface is unlike the Earth gas field, oil field, and some coals. Tanaka also contains a lot of impurities and needs refining. It is no exaggeration to say that holding a liquefied gas jar directly unscrew the gate into the lake, and then fished up, is a can of high ethylene gas with higher calorific value.

    The only cost may be in storage and transportation only.

    The liquefied gas is stored in a cryogenic gas tank and transported to the Mars Colony, MoonColony, or even Earth, hundreds of millions of kilometers away, using Seagull Grade transport vessels. It sounds like it is not difficult and technically possible, but the cost is not a small one. number.

    Storing more gas in a unit volume has become a new topic in Star Ring Trading’s energy research institute. It is best to study a hydrocarbon that can exist in solid form at room temperature instead of liquefied methane and ethane. .

    And Black Alkane’s discovery, is undoubtedly solves this problem!