Gas to methanol. Natural gas is the feedstock used in most of the worldâs production of methanol. Methanol is a primary liquid petrochemical made from renewable and nonrenewable fossil fuels containing carbon and hydrogen. Containing one carbon atom, methanol is the simplest alcohol. It is a colorless, tasteless liquid and is commonly known as âwood alcohol.â. Stranded gas can be monetized by producing chemical (or fuel grade) methanol and transporting it to the market.
Causes. Albinism occurs when one of several genetic defects makes the body unable to produce or distribute melanin, a natural substance that gives color to your hair, skin, and iris of the eye. The defects may be passed down through families. The most severe form of albinism is called oculocutaneous albinism.
These genes are names for their recessive mutant phenotypes, so mice homozygous mutant at the albino locus have no pigmentation (white fur and pink eyes) and heterozygotes and wild type for albino have pigmentation (dark fur and eyes). The albino gene product, tyrosinase, is necessary for the synthesis of all pigment. Mice have two different pigments in each hair, yellow at the tip and black in the rest of the hair. In albino mutants, neither pigment is made. The nonagouti gene product is necessary for the production of the yellow pigment, so mutant nonagouti mice have black hair.