广阔的海洋,复盖着地球表面的71％,里面蕴藏着巨大的能源。最近,工业化国家受到石油危机的冲击,寻求新能源便成了当前最重要、最迫切的科学技术研究课题之一。地球上目前人类所使用的能源,除一部分靠水力能和原子能以外,主要的还是矿物燃料,即石油、煤炭和天然气等。矿物能源在地球表层中的蕴藏量,尽管还没有全部探明,但最终总有一天 The vast ocean, which covers 71% of the Earth’s surface, contains vast amounts of energy. Recently, the industrialized countries, hit by the oil crisis and seeking new sources of energy, have become one of the most important and urgent science and technology research topics at present. At present, human beings on Earth use energy other than hydropower and atomic energy, mainly fossil fuels, namely petroleum, coal and natural gas. Mineral resources in the Earth’s surface reserves, although not yet fully proved, but eventually one day