Carbon dioxide from fossil-fuel burning

The control of carbon dioxide emission from burning fossil fuels in power plants or other industries has been suggested as being possible with different methods, of which sequestration (i.e., collecting CO2 and injecting it to the depth of the seas) has been much talked about recently. Besides of the obvious cost and technical difficulties, this would only store, not dispose of, CO2 (although natural processes in the seas eventually can form carbonates, albeit only over very long periods of time). 

Chemical processes should be designed as part of a sustainable industrial activity that retains the capacity of ecosystems to support both life and industrial activity into the future. Sustainable industrial activity must meet the needs of the present, without compromising the needs of future generations. For chemical process design, this means that processes should use raw materials as efficiently as is economic and practicable, both to prevent the production of waste that can be environmentally harmful and to preserve the reserves of raw materials as much as possible. Processes should use as little energy as is economic and practicable, both to prevent the build-up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels and to preserve the reserves of fossil fuels. Water must also be consumed in... 

Carbon Synthesis of all organic molecules and ofbiogenetic carbonates. Carbon monoxide is slightly toxic to plants and very toxic to mammals ChP Is very toxic to all organisms. Carbon dioxide and CO are global pollutants from burning fossil fuels ChT is a local pollutant of rivers near mines. 

There is talk about carbon tax and cap-and-trade schemes. Essentially, a carbon tax is a tax on the carbon content of fuels—effectively a tax on the C02 emissions from burning fossil fuels. Thus, carbon tax is shorthand for carbon dioxide tax or C02 tax. 

There are additional problems with fossil fuels. The waste products from burning fossil fuels significantly affect our environment. For example, when a carbon-based fuel is burned, the carbon reacts with oxygen to form carbon dioxide, which is released into the atmosphere. Although much of this carbon dioxide is consumed in various natural processes such as photosynthesis and... 

Carbon dioxide and CO are global pollutants from burning fossil fuels CN is a local pollutant of rivers near mines. 

The major source of energy for modern technology is fossil fuel—coal, petroleum, and natural gas. The energy is obtained from the combustion (burning) of these fuels, hydrocarbons which are converted to carbon dioxide and water. Fossil fuels are mixtures of hydrocarbons, compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon. 

Carbon dioxide is present in the atmosphere at about 0.03 vol.% and also in water as dissolved gas or carbonate. It is estimated that carbon dioxide follows a 350-year life cycle as it passes from air and water, into organic compounds, and then returns. The use of biomass as fuel will keep this carbon dioxide balance in check if the userreplacement ratio of biomass remains equally balanced. Burning fossil fuels, by comparison, does not provide the immediate opportunity or option for replacement. 

In this section, you learned about some of the risks and benefits resulting from our use of fossil fuels. We obtain gasoline, heating oil, jet fuel, diesel fuel, fertilizers, and plastics from the oil and petroleum industry. Burning fossil fuels, however, produces carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) and other pollutants that lead to acid rain. Transporting oil also carries the risk of oil spills. Do the benefits of fossil fuels outweigh the risks Complete these Section Review questions to help you decide. 

Humanity s major sources of energy are derived from fossil fuels, principally oil, gas, coal, and wood. The major combustion by-products of fossil fuel burning include sulfur dioxide (SO2), carbon dioxide (CO2), and nitric oxide (NO2), and partially oxidized hydrocarbons. The process of burning fossil fuels in thermal power plants, factories, homes, and motor vehicles emits enormous amounts of the aforementioned pollutants. The most important environmental concerns resulting from fossil fuel use are global climate change, acid rain, surface ozone, and partic-ulate-Zaerosol-bound toxins. 

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