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Coal is bio-mass that has been compressed into rock over millions of years.
Plant life (bio-mass) dies and falls to the ground and rots.
More falls on the rotting plant life. and compresses it.
This compression forms peat. As soft burning carbonaceous material.
As more bio-mass fall on top of the peat , it is compressed into lignite. Lignite is a soft coal.
Further compression onto the lignite, forms coal. Further compression on coal forms Anthracene.
Bio-mass burns/combusts with a lot of smoke.
Peat is a smoky slow combusting fuel.
Hlope that helps
Lignite smokes, but less so than peat. and burns a little faster.
Coal can smoke, but proper draughting it is smokeless.
Anthracene is a very hard smokeless coal.
On burning/combusting all types above release CO2 (Carbon dioxide).
The softer 'coals' can also release carbon particles, ammonia, sulphur dioxide, and hydrogen sulphide. These gases come from plant life that has rotted.
The whole process of rotting bio-mass to anthracene can take millions of years and geological shifts/movements.
NB As an aside, in the manufacture of iron in the Blast Furnace, coke is used to provide the carbon. Alongside blast furnaces are 'coke ovens'. Coke ovens heat coal to drive off all the secondary material to form coke (industrial carbon). These secondary materials are gases such as sulphur dioxide, ammonia, and hydrogen sulphide. These gases are collected and sold on to other industries for making fertilisers, acids etc.,
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∙ 14y agoBiomass is an alternative energy source while coal is a rock.
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Why is biomass a better alternative to coal?
Biomass can be regrown quickly, making it a good alternative to coal.
Why is biomass better than coal?
biomass can be regrown quickly
What is the difference between thermal coal and steam coal?
These are same
What is the difference between biomass and gasohol?
Biomass is an organic matter that can be a source of energy. Gasohol is a mixture of gasoline and alcohol that is used as a fuel.
Why is biomass a better alternative than coal?
The main advantage of biomass over coal is that it is "carbon neutral". This means that in order for the biomass to be created, it consumed carbon dioxide from the environment. Upon burning biomass, no additional carbon is added to our atmosphere. Coal, on the other hand, is taking carbon out of the earth and adding more to our atmosphere.
Why is biomass a better alternative to coal?
Biomass can be regrown quickly, making it a good alternative to coal.
Is coal biomass?
It is a biomass becauseit is burned for energy.
Why is biomass better than coal?
biomass can be regrown quickly
What can someone do to use more biomass?
Beacuse biomass is harder to find and coal burnes faster then Biomass.
What is the difference between fixed carbon and total carbon in coal?
fixed carbon is carbon content of the coal/biomass which is not easily decomposed or combusted at lower temperatures(>200 c), and total carbon content of coal/biomass is volatile carbon present in form of other hydrocarbons forms like volatile organic compounds, etc.. which easily combusted at little higher temperatures (>50 c)
What is the difference between thermal coal and steam coal?
These are same
How is sun the ultimate source of energy for coal and biomass?
Sunlight fed the plants that produced the material that became both coal & biomass fuels.
What is a sentence for the term biomass?
The use of biomass for fuel can reduce the consumption of oil and coal.
What is the difference between solar energy and biomass energy?
solar energy uses the sun and biomass uses waste to make energy
What is the difference between biomass and gasohol?
Biomass is an organic matter that can be a source of energy. Gasohol is a mixture of gasoline and alcohol that is used as a fuel.
Why is biomass a better alternative than coal?
The main advantage of biomass over coal is that it is "carbon neutral". This means that in order for the biomass to be created, it consumed carbon dioxide from the environment. Upon burning biomass, no additional carbon is added to our atmosphere. Coal, on the other hand, is taking carbon out of the earth and adding more to our atmosphere.
What is the difference between coal and fuel and renewable resources?
Coal and fuel can not be reused because they have been burnt away. Renewable energy (solar, wind, water, hydro, tidal and wave, geothermal, ocean thermal, biomass and biofuel) keeps coming back and can be used again.
