Natural gas is mixture of gases, mostly methane CH4. Found above conventional crude oil deposits. propane and butane can be removed and pressurized to make liquefied petroleum gas or LPG. Natural gas can be pressurized and cooled to create liquefied natural gas to be transported.
When oil deposits are to remote for a pipeline to collect natural gas, then the gas is simply burned off on site as a waste produt of oil production.
SNG is created from coal by a process called coal gasification. Creating synthetic fuels has a low net energy as it requires the use of approximately 50% more coal than simply burning the coal.
Russia possesses over 25% of world reserves. The middle east contains a large amount. The US has less than 4% of the world's reserves, but uses almost 1/4 of the world's natural gas production.
Adcantages of natural gas is a large reserves remain, less air pollutants are emitted than when burning other fossil fuels, and high net energy compared to other fossil fuels.
Disadvantages of natural gas is low net energy when converted to LNG, it releases carbon dioxide when burned, difficult and costly to transport, and pipeline infrastructure is under developed.
Types of coal is 4 categories of coal that vary in carbon, moisture, and sufur content. The older the coal, the higher the carbon content.The higher the carbon content, the more energy when burned. The higher the carbon content, the less air pollution from sulfur impurities.
Peat is a presursor to coal. Composed of partially decayed plant material. Formed in wetland bogs. Sulface mined by cutting into oblong peat bricks. When dried peat can be burned for cooking and heating fuel.
Subbitiminous is higher carbon content than lignite. Lower moisture than lignite. Slightly harder than lignite. Slightly higher quality as a fuel source.
Bituminous is most common in US. High carbon content. Low moisture content. Harder and shinier. And the most common throughout US.
Anthracite is high carbon content. Very low moisture. Very hard and shiny. And it also pennsylvania.
Shale oil is deposits of rock that contain kerogen. Kerogen is a soild mixture of hyydrocarbons. Shale oil is extracted from the rock by crushing the rock and heated to sepatate the shale oil from the rock.
Advantages of shale oil is large domestic reserves. Existing oil infrastructure can be used. Easy to transport as a solid or as shale oil.
Disadvantages of shale oil is low net energy because of energy and water required to separate oil from rock. Very high disturbance of land similar to coal mining.
When oil deposits are to remote for a pipeline to collect natural gas, then the gas is simply burned off on site as a waste produt of oil production.
SNG is created from coal by a process called coal gasification. Creating synthetic fuels has a low net energy as it requires the use of approximately 50% more coal than simply burning the coal.
Russia possesses over 25% of world reserves. The middle east contains a large amount. The US has less than 4% of the world's reserves, but uses almost 1/4 of the world's natural gas production.
Adcantages of natural gas is a large reserves remain, less air pollutants are emitted than when burning other fossil fuels, and high net energy compared to other fossil fuels.
Disadvantages of natural gas is low net energy when converted to LNG, it releases carbon dioxide when burned, difficult and costly to transport, and pipeline infrastructure is under developed.
Types of coal is 4 categories of coal that vary in carbon, moisture, and sufur content. The older the coal, the higher the carbon content.The higher the carbon content, the more energy when burned. The higher the carbon content, the less air pollution from sulfur impurities.
Peat is a presursor to coal. Composed of partially decayed plant material. Formed in wetland bogs. Sulface mined by cutting into oblong peat bricks. When dried peat can be burned for cooking and heating fuel.
Subbitiminous is higher carbon content than lignite. Lower moisture than lignite. Slightly harder than lignite. Slightly higher quality as a fuel source.
Bituminous is most common in US. High carbon content. Low moisture content. Harder and shinier. And the most common throughout US.
Anthracite is high carbon content. Very low moisture. Very hard and shiny. And it also pennsylvania.
Shale oil is deposits of rock that contain kerogen. Kerogen is a soild mixture of hyydrocarbons. Shale oil is extracted from the rock by crushing the rock and heated to sepatate the shale oil from the rock.
Advantages of shale oil is large domestic reserves. Existing oil infrastructure can be used. Easy to transport as a solid or as shale oil.
Disadvantages of shale oil is low net energy because of energy and water required to separate oil from rock. Very high disturbance of land similar to coal mining.