Summary | It can be ignited like solid ethanol, which is why it
is called " bustible ice."China found flammable ice, a kind of
natural gas hydrate, in the South China Sea in 2007.Mining of
bustible ice started in the 1960s, but China began research in
1998.Experts first tapped natural gas hydrate at a depth of
1,266 meters underwater last Wednesday.An average of 16,000 ...
en.ce.cn | 18 May 2017