Fossil fuels degradation

Energy Related Applications. Much research, with regard to the use of cesium in energy related processes, has resulted in Httle commercial apphcation. The heightened awareness of the environmental degradation caused by fossil fuel power stations has resulted in increased research both into efficiency improvements for existing plants and into alternative power generation (qv) methods. 

Selifonov SA, PJ Chapman, SB Akkerman, JE Gurst, JM Bortiatynski, MA Nanny, PG Hatcher (1998) Use of nuclear magnetic resonance to assess fossil fuel biodegradation fate of [l- C]acenaphthene in creosote polycyclic aromatic compound mixtures degraded by bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol 64 1447-1453. 

A method of removing metals from a fossil fuel using an oxygenase which degrades porphyrin molecules, under suitable conditions. 

Global climate change, air-quality degradation (coal, oil), lake acidification and forest damage (coal, oil), land disturbance and others, if hydrogen is produced by fossil fuels ... 

Other important natural sources of organic chemicals are the so-called fossil fuels - natural gas, petroleum, and coal - all deposited in the earth from the decay of plant and animal remains, and containing thousands of degradation products. Most of these are simple compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen (technically and even reasonably known as hydrocarbons). Natural gas is relatively simple... 

Vinyl plastics do not decompose in landfills and give off vinyl chloride monomer, because like all plastics, vinyl is an extremely stable landfill material, It resists chemical attack and degradation, and is so resistant to the conditions present in landfills that it is often used to make landfill liners. A recent study compared vinyl to a number of other packaging materials and found that vinyl consumed the least amount of energy, used the lowest level of fossil fuels, consumed the least amount of raw materials, and piochiced the lowest levels of carbon dioxide of any of the plastics studied. 

PAHs are formed as the by-products of incomplete combustion of fossil fuels. These compounds have been identified in many emission sources, such as vehicle exhausts power plants chemical, coke, and oil-shale industries and municipal sewage (Trapido et al., 1995). Some PAHs are known to be carcinogens. PAHs have been observed to be degraded by ozone treatment in aqueous media. The degradation kinetics of five PAHs — anthracene,... 

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