Hello everybody,

I am currently trieng to find a substance/material like Agar Agar or gelatine that thickens fluids. Temperature (room temperature) can not be changed. Looking for something that absorbes/thickens fluids.

Also I am looking for methane bacteria that "eat" methane.

Any experts that can help me?

I appreciate every idea or hint where I could look.

THANK YOU!

Corn Starch will thicken pretty much any fluid you add it to. Though I don't know if it will work for your purposes. The only methane eating bacteria I know of is this one being discussed on Slashdot (http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/24/0046248). Hope that helps.

Thank you very much for that link TechEmperor!

It is actually exactely what I am looking for!

What kind of experience do you have with corn strach and thikening fluids?

Umm, primarily cooking. I use it to thicken Pasta Sauce, when mixed with water it creates an amorphous solid. I don't know what you're trying to thicken with it though. If you can give me some more info about what you are thickening I'll ask my wife, she's a biologist/chemist.

I try to thicken feces (sewage plant).
Would be nice to get your wife's idea about that topic.
Thank you!

Three thing come to mind: Corn Starch, Arrowroot, and Rue(made from oil and flower)heat until not grainey, and don't burn. Good Luck
As far as the sewer problem:
If you had diarrhea cornstarch or arrowroot will thicken things, Large scale I don't know.