Fossil Fuels
Fossil fuels are a non-renewable source of energy. Formed from decomposed animals and plants that existed up to 300 million years ago, fossil fuels are located in the deposits beneath the earth.
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I'm not sure what you mean, commercial gasoline is a blend of linear and aromatic hydrocarbons averaging about 8 carbon atoms per...
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There is only so much of it in the earth, it takes millions of years to make more and we are using it up at a much faster rate...
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Residual oil saturation is oil saturation that can not be produced from an oil reservoir from gas or water displacement. It is...
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Hydrocarbon fuels contain a mixture of molecules classified as "hydrocarbons" along with various other non-hydrocarbon components...
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There is no standard time to drill a well. It depends on a number of factors. An important factor is depth. A well drilled on...
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Black Rock or charcoal fossil Answer Fossil fuel.
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Coal, natural gas, and oil are all examples of fossil fuels. Coal was formed in the warm tropical swamps that were located near...
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Petroleum consists of various gasses (oxygen, carbon gasses), metals (Nickel, Iron, Vanadium, Copper), and complex hydrocarbons...
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B using alternatives, sush as other energy makers, like wave power, wind turbines, ect...
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There are 42 gallons (1 U.S. gallon = 3.78 liters) in a barrel (i.e., 1 barrel of oil = 159 liters). When converting to oil to...
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It is' fossil' sunlight energy. See related question below for more information.
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~ 8300 to 13,000 BTU/pound. See attached link. For different units, 1 btu/ pound - 2.2326 kjoules/kg and 0.446 kilocalories/kg.
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Combustion is the term given to burning a fuel, very often fossil fuels.
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oil and gas are hydrocarbons so they contain hydrogen and carbon e.g. methane is CH4 (one carbon and four hydrogen atoms)
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Oil is a fossil fuel formed out of organic matter deposited and decomposed under the earth's surface for millions of years. Some...
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After several mergers and acquisitions with companies such as Castrol, ARCO and latterly Amaco, British Petroleum changed it's...
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There are 55 gallons in a drum and 42 gallons (1 U.S. gallon = 3.78541178 liters) in a barrel (i.e., 1 barrel = 158.9872948...
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The earth has a limited supply of oil, gas and coal at least in practical terms. It takes millions of years for the earth to...
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Fossil fuels are made from fossilised plants and animals that were buried in prehistoric swamps and then put under high pressure...
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DINOSAUR OIL. Haha, just kidding. Really, it's just just a bunch of decayed plant matter; plants that were alive millions of...
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It is better for the environment because it does not release polluting gases like fossil fuels do.
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Petroleum occurs in porous and permeable rock which is surrounded by less porous and impermeable rock which prevents or slows its...
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Since 1750 when we started building factories and steam engines we have been burning more and more fossil fuel (coal, oil and...
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Crude oil is the oil from the well. Motor oil has been processed. The motor oil must have certain properties, such as viscosity...
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LPG or liquefied petroleum gas is a mixture of hydrocarbon gases. The two most common are butane (C4H10) and propane (C3H8).
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Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide emissions that add to the greenhouse effect. This is causing global warming and...
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they do not eat meat. It is not allowed in their religion.
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There are three possible answers to this question: 1. We will have to wait until scientists create a new type of fuel other than...
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A mandate is a person who buys coal. This person is either a trader or a final burner. The mandate is the person who has the...
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No Plutonium is a metallic element and has no connection with any type of fosil fuel. The energy derived from plutonium is as a...
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1 Therm is 100,000 BTU, and as there are 1000 BTU in 1 cubic foot of gas, 1 Therm = 100 cubic feet. Density of methane = 0.72...
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Petrol evaporates faster than water at room temperature. this is because the boiling point of petrol is 95oC and water's boiling...
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cause electricity stimulates the molecules in the gas, and since igniting is the only mayor funccion a flammable gas can do, it...
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Oil deposits were formed when water washed a lot! of organic ( living at the time ) material into one spot all at once! And this...
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Crude oil is made from prehistoric decomposed plants formed millions of years ago, it is extracted using an oil rig. :)
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1 barrel of crude oil = 42 US gallons (159 liters or 35 imperial gallons). It produces from about 21 percent to 35 percent of...
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Natural gas, methane, the fossil fuel, is NOT a renewable resource. Natural gas, methane, produced from pig manure and rotting...
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It swells. I read that it was good for gasoline, and made some gaskets for the caps on the metal GI Jeep cans I have. They...
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Burning of fossil fuels has changed the atmosphere by increasing the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Since the beginning of...
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Depending on what you constitute as "good gasoline". They don't use much ethanol as other gas stations which is good for most...
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A gas leak from your car. A gas can nearby. Towels or rags recently used to clean up a gas mess. A neighborhood gas station or...
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Renewable is the key word here. Resources like gold, silver, oil, coal are not renewable, at least on a time scale we could...
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Coal is a fossil fuel like oil and gas. Fossil fuels are all formed out of organic matter deposited, decomposed and compressed,...
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not really efficient, the efficiency rate some where about 7-12%, which pretty bad. reasons, turn coal in electricity is not a...
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yes they do use fossil fuels. But wind turbines generate the amount energy required to make them within 6-12 months. That's the...
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Bank Cubic Metre (Mining Term) - a cubic metre of rock or material in situ before it is extracted
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Trees are not renewable when Humans(so Humans are bad living things) clear cut.
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There are several gasses used for 'burning' depending on the application, for example natural gas (methane) is used for cooking,...
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Sort of. Or in other words: almost. The answer started 160 million years ago, in the oceans. The Biogenic Theory states that...
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by plants and animals 400 millions ago -it usually takes around 400-650 million yearsmade from dead animals and plants with a...
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Coal mining is good because it is used to get a very important natural resource, coal. Coal is used in many things and without...
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Yes it is in the distillation process that goes on in the tall catalytic converters visible at refineries.
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Natural gas + Oxygen -> Carbon dioxide + Water eg: CH4 + 2O2 -> CO2 + 2H2O Where complete combustion of methane (CH4, a...
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Exxonmobil had a daily production of 3.921 million BOE (barrels of oil equivalent) in 2008.
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This is achieved by a process called fractional distillation. The oil is heated up until it evaporates, and the resulting gas...
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To power up the world
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When burning oil, it gives of a lot of energy that we harvest for daily life (ex: Transportation)
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"U.S. annual gasoline consumption is 140 billion gallons and growing." Source: ForeignPolicy.com from March 2006. "In 2004,...
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Tyne coal isn't a type of coal. Tyne Coal is a company that mines coal off the cost of Tyne.
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When any carbon-based fossil fuel, including coal and oil, is burned it is converted largely into carbon dioxide. Sustainable...
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The United States consumes an average of 20 million barrels of oil per day (bbl/d, according to the Department of Energy. Of...
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Maya is a heavy sour crude oil with an API specific gravity between 21 and 22 degrees and a sulfur content of 3.4%, meaning only...
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Limestone is not a fossil fuel because it is not made from the carbon-containing soft tissues of long dead plants and animals. It...
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Advantages: It is a much warmer heat compared to electric. It provides much heat and energy when burned. Disadvantages: You...
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It gets its gas from being pressed under the ground for thousands of years and gets burned into gasoline.
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Geologists view crude oil and natural gas as the product of compression and heating of ancient organic materials over geological...
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the basic formulla for paraffin is CnH(2n+2) They are stable, not attacked by sulphuric acid and other oxidising agent.
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The crude oil are fossil fuels which means that they have formed due to decomposition of plant and animal matter over millions of...
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The generally accepted theory for the formation of fossil fuels is that vegetable matter, dating back to the Carboniferous...
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47% gasoline for use in automobiles 23% heating oil and diesel fuel 18% other products, which includes petrochemical...
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Mining done by family members or community which is not under government is called rat hole mining in India. This is mainly done...
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They produce carbon dioxide which contributes to global warming heating up the planet, and seeing as many power stations are...
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Propane gas when you buy it is in liquid form, It becomes a gas when you expel it out of the container.
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the energy that is released when coal was at one time sunlight energy shining on plants.
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Do not run the engine! Call out your nearest good car mechanic - or get the vehicle towed to him - and have him drain the fuel...
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Coal is used in many power plants to produce electricity. Mining coal requires stripping away thick layers of soil and rock,...
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Oil and Natural gases have formed from the remains of plants and sea creatures. they are the result of the action of heat and...
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Coal from mines west of Brisbane is exported from the Port of Brisbane. Central Queensland mines supply most of the coal...
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There are three different types of fossil fuels and they are: crude oil, natural gas and coal. Fossil fuels are made of the...
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Ceric oxide effects on fuelShort answer is: none. At ordinary room temperatures is the ceric oxide powder rather inert. It has...
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