Chapter 1512 - Black Alkane (1/2)

Chapter 1512: Black Alkane

Translator: _Min_ Editor: Rainystars

Himalia, in the outpost lab

Researchers, in che, were in the isolation room and carefully studied the samples in the culture tank

When they were analyzing the soil samples collected from Himalia, they found a special kind of bacteria in a type of black porous soil This kind of bacteria was anaerobic and could only survive in a nitrogen environ was not the bacteria itself, but the metabolites produced by this kind of bacteria…

It was a black lump, its chemical composition was very complex, composed of a variety of hydrocarbons The molecules fold into each other and appeared to be an interlaced zigzag spatial structure Because of this close combination, as far as hydrocarbons were concerned, its density was remarkable, almost twice that of the same volume of water

“Incredible”

“This density is almost the same as Teflon”

“Mhmm, the density is 2 This is the first tih-density hydrocarbon”

Teflon was also polytetrafluoroethylene, with a density of 22, which was the densest of commonly used plastic materials Based on the standard for hydrocarbons, if so could reach a density twice that of water, it was no exaggeration to describe it as incredible

“Did the analysis come out?”

“Just finished”

The researcher responsible for the research of this bacteria code-na, a former academician of the Hua Acadedao Institute of Bioenergy

Because of his dissatisfaction with the bureaucracy of his superiors, as well as reasons such as his family and children’s education, he finally decided to corated to Xin, he quickly passed the interview and received an offer fro, he became an honorable researcher on an outer planetary survey shi+p

When wang Zhouping saw the analysis report of the MW1 bacteria, his eyes flashed with excitement

Before he cae Precisely because of this, he knew better than anyone else what the existence of this as could be stored in solid fore be significantly reduced, as could be further expanded!

Because the main components of this material were similar to alkane compounds, and the color was black, the researchers unani methane and ethane as reactants, the h a biochemical reaction, and the reaction exotherms the heat needed to sustain life activities of the bacteria The black alkane itself has a strong thermal insulation effect and fills the rock mass that the loose and porous bacteria is attached to No wonder this kind of bacteria can survive in an environrees Celsius!”

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

“Never, but theoretically it is possible,” wang Zhouping replied

Hou Jun nodded, looked at the researcher in the isolation room, and said

“Test the heat of combustion”