抄録
The underground brine is pumped up from the stratum to produce biogenic natural gas (NG) and iodine in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. NG from the brine is greatly valuable natural resource that occupies about 16% of total domestic production in Japan. Iodine also bears economic values, as Japan is the second largest iodine producer in the world. In this paper we introduce the utilization of these resources in recent years.
