RE: Gas analysis.1 Apr 2024 12:10
You beat me to it Keith - I was going
to say regarding the presence of carbon-9 (9-C) isotope in the Guercif gas analysis, it’s important to clarify that carbon-9 is a very short-lived radioisotope and does not occur naturally. It can only be produced artificially in a laboratory setting and has a half-life of about 126.5 milliseconds67. Therefore, its presence in natural gas would be highly unusual and not consistent with current scientific understanding.
The decay pathways you’ve described for 9-Carbon are indeed interesting, as they involve the emission of various particles leading to the formation of other elements. However, the scenario of burning radioactive methane and producing radioactive CO2 is purely speculative and not supported by evidence. In reality, any 9-Carbon would decay almost instantaneously due to its extremely short half-life, and it would not be a concern in terms of radioactive pollution from natural gas combustion.