Sabtu, 28 Februari 2015

Alternative Process For Clean Fracking Technology

By Earlene McGee


Water is one of the elements that you can find on the ground. However, this is not the only thing that you can dig up. There are also natural gases trapped inside bigger rock formations. It is essential that it should be extracted because it can be used to create electricity. The extraction part is where the problem lies before. It is hard to accomplish the extraction perfectly. Natural gases can also be burned to create electricity. According to industrialists, it is better than coal in a lot of ways. Because of the discovery of natural gases, the source for electricity has now become more diverse.

This is a method that utilizes clean and pure water to create cracks so that the pipes can easily have access inside and extract the elements within. The products being taken out are essential to the creation of electricity supply especially gases. However, it is still not a perfect technology as they are also aiming to create clean fracking technology so that it would not raise any environmental issues.

Many industries feel that this is a better source for electricity because it does not contribute to greenhouse gases as much as the coal does. Hence, it also minimizes and slows down the global warming process. For manufacturers, this is a more sustainable option.

But there are still debates because of the other risks and disadvantages that it poses. It is effective on some levels but not completely as the process still has to be developed. This is an alternative choice that is geared to lessening the harmful effects. But this does not mean that there are no negative effects at all. Most of the environmentalists find that it wastes too much fresh water because of the procedure. Aside from that, the liquid waste has high toxic content.

It still has carbon dioxide emissions which can only mean that somehow it still contributes to global warming. Aside from that, there are always possibilities for leaks. The gases being drilled are harmful when not contained well. These are just some of the points that company owners are seeking to improve in the coming years and operations.

Another fracking method is in the works. It is known to not make use of water but liquid that contains propane to crack rocks and bring out the gas trapped inside. The liquid is gelled the sand will be retained better. There will be lesser cracks which would also avoid using liquid more than necessary. It also helps in preventing the rock from cracking totally.

Brine is known to be another means to do fracking. It a substitute to the fresh liquid that is being utilized. This is when waters are recycled. The procedure is altered a bit to make sure that the recycled liquids will be effective for the method of fracturing the formation of rocks.

Waste waters can still be treated so that it can be pure again. This is one of the ways that the natural resources can be preserved. With the continuous treatment, sooner or later, there will be no need for the fresher option. All you have to use is the treated one.

Diesel is utilized in the process of drilling and pumping. The machines are powered by this fuel which is not really a good idea since the gas emissions has a high carbon dioxide content. To get rid of this, they are also going to use natural gases to aid their machines and support it for power.




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