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If it's being burned, it isn't helium.
by GeorgeWBasic 6mo ago
If it's being burned, it isn't helium.
- HPsquared 6mo agoParent is referring to natural gas
- XorNot 6mo agoHelium deposits don't exist is the thing, the same structures in the Earth which trap methane gas also trap helium gas and some of them trap enough to make recovery economically viable.
- HPsquared 6mo agoAnd that helium comes from Alpha decay of Uranium and Thorium.
- hedora 6mo agoToday, I learned Helium does burn, and when it burns, it forms Carbon. https://www.britannica.com/science/chemical-element/Processes-producing-heavier-elements https://www.britannica.com/science/chemical-element/Processe... Granted, the flare gas probably doesn't reach the prerequisite 100M-200M kelvin. I suspect high pressure is also required so the Helium stays close to the heat source.