| 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:instanceOf
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:alkene
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:chemical_compound
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:appearance
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            colorless gas
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:aroma
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            odorless
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:autoignitionTemperature
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            537 °C
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:band
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            single covalent
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:boilingPoint
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            -161.5 °C
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:CASNumber
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            74-82-8
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:category
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            greenhouse gases
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            simple hydrocarbons
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:chemicalFormula
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            CH4
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:combustionProduct
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:water
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            carbon dioxide
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:component
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            natural gas
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:criticalFor
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            4.60 MPa
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:criticalTemperature
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            -82.6 °C
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:density
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            0.656 kg/m³ (at 0 °C, 1 atm)
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:discoveredBy
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Alessandro_Volta
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:discoveredIn
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            1776
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:EC_number
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            200-812-7
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:flammability
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            highly flammable
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:foundIn
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:bar
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            marshes
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            swamps
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            landfills
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            digestive tracts of ruminants
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:greenhouseGas
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            yes
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:GWP
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            ~28-36
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:hasInChIKey
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            VNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:IUPACName
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            methane
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:meltingPoint
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            -182.5 °C
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:molecularWeight
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            16.04 g/mol
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:oxidationStateOfCarbon
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            -4
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:producedBy
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            anaerobic decomposition
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:PubChem_CID
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            297
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:refractiveIndex
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            1.000444 (gas, 0 °C)
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:riskFactor
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            asphyxiant in high concentrations
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            explosive with air between 5-17% concentration
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:solubility
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            22.7 mg/L (at 20 °C)
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:structure
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            tetrahedral
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:UNNumber
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            1971
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:usedAs
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:gasoline
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            chemical feedstock
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:uses
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            hydrogen production
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            ammonia synthesis
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            methanol production
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            acetylene production
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:vaporPressure
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            4.6 MPa (at 25 °C)
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:bfsParent
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Rac_Shade
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        gptkbp:bfsLayer
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            8
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 | 
                            
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    
                                        https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
                                    
                                 | 
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Metan
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                 |