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China alone will contribute a quarter of the increase in C02 emissions or 3.6 billion tons, bringing its total emissions to 6.7 billion tons per year in 2030. However, Chinese emissions will still be well below those of the USA. A projected increase in fossil fuel consumption is largely responsible for fast-paced growth in C02 emissions. Of the fossil fuels, coal and oil account currently for the major part of the total energy-related C02 emissions. Factors such as population growth, rising personal incomes, improved standards of living, and further industrialization are expected to have a... 

Figure 5.38. Total fossil fuel (coal and natural gas) surplus, i.e., production minus required supply for each country, if positive. The figure shows average flows in W per of land area for each country (Sorensen, 1999).

Activities of humans account for most of the rapid changes in the trace gases over the past 200 years—combustion of fossil fuels (coal and oil) for energy and transportation, in-... 

But where there was life, the fossil remains of these pigments are still to be found. Deep underground, the geological processes which gradually changed dead plant and animal matter into the fossil fuels, coal and oil, also converted the green chlorophyll into red petroporphyrins. Geologists use these as chemical markers in their quest for new reserves of oil. 

More than 90% of SO2 emission is related to the combustion of fossils fuels (coal and oil with an approximate share of two-thirds and one-third, respeetively), primarily metal smelting (Cu, Zn, Mn, and Ni) and sulfuric acid production (only in the past). Since 1980, flue gas desulfurization has been introduced stepwise with different degrees in industrialized countries. FDG works with an efficiency of about 95% hence the country-based SO2 emission can be reduced by about one order of magnitude as has occurred in Germany after instalment of FGD at all large SO2 sources (Fig. 2.53). Germany probably remains an extreme example of changing... 

Fossil Fuels. Coal and petroleum are the remnants of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. 

Ceramic Products of the Industrial Revolution Another turning point in civilisation was the Industrial Revolution, which began around 200 years ago in England. One of its distinct features was the extensive combustion of fossil fuels (coal, and later gas and oil) for the generation of heat and steam (and electricity). Another indicator was the mass production of steel and steel tools for the creation in turn of more machines and tools, which thus became widely available. A fundamental role in the Industrial Revolution was played by metals, especially steel. 

The problems involved in the study of humic substances are, as expected, also encountered in the case of fossil fuels. Most C-13 CP/MAS spectra of solid fossil fuels (coals, oil shales) do not exhibit a high level of spectral resolution50,51). They consist essentially of two broad bands — one in the aromatic/olefinic region from about 170 ppm to 95 ppm and one in the aliphatic region from about 90 to —5 ppm relative to TMS. On the other hand, lignite, an imperfectly formed coal, shows a considerable amount of fine structure. 

We could not live without combustion reactions the oxidation of glucose powers our bodies, and the burning of fossil fuels (coal, petroleum, and natural gas) powers our homes and vehicles. Because fossil fuels reserves are limited, alternatives are being sought (Box 6.2), but even these new fuels will be burned. Consequently, the study of combustion is critically important for our survival. 

As we have seen, the primary sources of hydrocarbons are the fossil fuels petroleum and coal. Aliphatic hydrocarbons are obtained primarily from petroleum, which is a mixture of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, together with some organic compounds containing sulfur and nitrogen (Fig. 18.15). Coal is another major source of aromatic hydrocarbons. 

Another study by the California Energy Commission found that wood-fired boilers can be installed for about 20% less than a coal unit. Biomass conversion plants are often smaller than fossil fuel units and can be built more quickly and with less capital investment. 

Anthropogenic sources of fluoride include fossil fuel combustion and industrial waste. Hydrogen fluoride is water soluble and emissions are readily controlled by acid gas scrubbers. HF emission from coal combustion, that is considered to be the main anthropogenic source of HF, was estimated to be 0.18 Tg annually emission of HF from the combustion of petroleum and natural gas is almost certainly negligible [24]. Apparently only limited data are available concerning total annual emissions of HF from industrial operations however, there is evidence that emissions of fluorides have been declining [24,25]. 

The main actors in existing projects tend to be companies involved in fossil fuel extraction and combustion oil and gas companies, coal producers, and some car manufacturers. These include, but are not limited to BP, Exxon-Mobil, Shell, EdF, Ford, Statoil, Chevron-Texaco, Total, RWE, Ford, and General Motors. 

CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship activities include o Solar assisted steam reforming of natural gas, coal seam methane o Hydrogen generation from fossil fuel sources and renewable sources, including work on electrolysis ... 

A minor part of mined fossil fuels is used as a raw material for the chemical industry (e.g., plastics, synthetic fabrics, carbon black, ammonia, and fertilizers). The major part supplies the energy needs for modem society. Fossil fuels supply about 86% of global primary energy consumption (39% oil, 24% coal, and 23% natural gas), providing energy for transportation, electricity generation, and industrial, commercial, and residential uses (El A 2001). Coal, and to a lesser extent oil, combustion leaves a significant amount of solid waste. The treatment of solid waste from fossil fuel combustion is treated in different chapters of this book. In this chapter we focus on air emissions of fossil fuel combustion, and their impact on human health and the environment. 

The land, which includes the soils on the surface of Earth as well as the rocks and sediments deep in the ground and under the oceans, contains most of the carbon in the carbon cycle. The rocks under Earths surface hold about 65 million Gt of carbon the soils on the surface hold over 1,500 Gt of carbon. Underground, much of the carbon is in fossil fuels—coal, oil, and natural gas. 

Despite its availability and current use, coal is not as widely used today as the other fossil fuels. Coal s major weakness is that it does not burn cleanly. It often contains trace amounts of other elements, including mercury, arsenic, and sulfur, and when it burns, it releases these toxic substances into the air. Over time, coal pollution builds up in the environment. Mercury released during coal combustion, for example, settles in water and builds up in the bodies of fish and shellfish. When these fish and shellfish are eaten by humans and other animals, harmful amounts of mercury can be ingested. In 2008, bluefm tuna served in expensive New York restaurants was found to contain unacceptably high levels of mercury. These fish eat smaller organisms in the ocean, and when these small organisms contain mercury, the toxic element becomes concentrated in the body of the tuna. 

Fossil fuels Coal, oil, and natural gas all formed from the remains of plants and animals under great heat and pressure over long periods of time. 

The principal source of alkanes is petroleum and natural gas, which contain only the more volatile alkanes. Therefore, low molecular weight alkanes, e.g. methane and small amounts of ethane, propane and other higher alkanes can be obtained directly from natural gas. Another fossil fuel, coal, is a potential second source of alkanes. Usually alkanes are obtained through refinement or hydrogenation of petroleum and coal. 

We are rapidly exhausting the earth s supply of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas), which are also raw materials for plastics, fabrics, and many essential items. We face a major problem when the supply of raw materials is gone. Moreover, burning fossil fuels increases C02 in the atmosphere, which threatens to alter the climate. 

Interest in trace element emissions received impetus from published reports of widespread atmospheric dissemination of these substances (1), especially mercury (2, 3), as a consequence of fossil fuel use. More current information indicates that the original mercury discharge estimates were overstated, since they were based on nonrepresentative, ore-associated coal samples (4). Of the fossil fuels, coal is considered the major source of atmospheric pollution (5) and, compared with oil and... 

More efficient combustion is one possible future for coal. Another and more hopeful future involves treating coal with pressurized steam and oxygen, a process that produces clean-burning fuel gases such as hydrogen, H2. These futures for coal, however, are only short-term. Like all other fossil fuels, coal is a nonrenewable energy source, and it will not be with us for the long haul if we continue to burn it. 

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