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Hydrogen is more energy dense, cheaper, more abundant and when burned it produces water rather than carbon dioxide, so has less effect on the environment, as far as Global warming is concerned, than burning hydrocarbons such as fossil fuels. However, hydrogen is not abundant in a useful form and must be produced by using energy. It is therefore more of an energy store than an energy source, and the methods of producing the energy for producing the hydrogen may be harmful to the environment in themselves.
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hydrogen releases less carbondioxide so it is better for our atmisphere
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What do you call those people that turn fossil fuels into fuel?
Refiners.
When were fossil fuels invented?
Fossil fuels were never invented, they were discovered. Some people think that coal may have been used as fuel in prehistoric times.
Is Petroleum limited resources?
Petroleum is called "fossil fuel." Fossil fuels are made after a long time out of decaying organisms. Because it takes so long to create fossil fuels, and because it isn't taking us long to use fossil fuels, they are limited. How much petroleum we have left is unknown, but there is a limit.
Why are alternative fuels not being used?
Currently it is not as economical as using fossil based fuels. For instance, the production of ethanol as a fuel is currently more expensive than the extraction of octane from crude oil. And also, fossil fuels tend to have a higher heat of combustion (more power).
Can petroleum replaced?
Most of our automobiles today run on petroleum. However, fossil fules are not going to last forever so since last couple of decades there has been tremendous research to find reseasonable alternative to petroleum. Research on biodiesel, synthetic fuels, hybrid fuels hold promising future to conventional fossil fuel alternative.
Is hydrogen fuel cells fossil fuels?
no because hydrogen fuel cells are renewable
Is hydrogen a fossil fuel?
Hydrogen is not a fossil fuel because it is renewable. Sources of energy that are non-renewable are considered fossil fuels
Why will using hydrogen as a fuel lead to reduction in the use of fossil fuels?
Because hydrogen when burnt releases only water as a byproduct. Fossil fuels release pollution in the form of carbon dioxide, a powerful greenhouse gas, causing global warming. So hydrogen is a much better fuel than fossil fuel (coal, oil and natural gas).
Is coal better than fossil fuels?
Coal IS a fossil fuel
What is in fossil fuels?
In a fossil fuel is different fuels that have been burned
Why does burning wood and burning fossil fuels produce similar pollutants?
Burning fossil fuels and burning wood produce similar pollutants because wood and fossil fuels are both consist of hydrogen and carbon. Carbon dioxide is produced when burning wood and fossil fuel.
Why is hydrogen gas a good option for an alternative fuel to fossil fuel?
fossil fuel may be depleted soon. but hydrogen gas can me made available. also, if there are cheaper ways to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, then the better it is as water is available everywhere ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fuel cells produce hydrogen gas from fossil fuels, and renewable fuel sources. Hydrogen can also be made from other energy (electric) sources and electrolysis of water, but compressing and transporting it poses it's own problems. Despite this, the production of hydrogen as a fuel source uses more energy than can be gained from the hydrogen itself.
Why does fuel fit in fossil fuels?
Fuel fits in fossil fuels because it is oil or fossil fuels which are used as fuel. Fuel isn't necessarily petrol , it is anything that powers something, like weetbix is a fuel for your body.
What is the alternative of the fossil fuel of coal?
Fossil fuels-including coal, natural gas, and oil-are formed from the fossilized remains of prehistoric plants and animals, and fossil fuels provide about 95% of the world's total energy. Alternative fuels are better for the environment and often better for the economy than fossil fuels. Learn about the controversies and conservation plans surrounding fossil fuels, and explore the alternatives.
What is the common atom in fossil fuel?
Carbon Most common in all fossil fuels is carbon. In natural gas, both hydrogen and carbon are common.
Is fossil fuel hydrogen?
All fossil fuels contain complex hydrocarbon chains comprised of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen. They also may contain nitrogen, sulfur, moisture, and noncombustible minerals.
How is Oil a fossil fuels?
The definition of a fossil fuel is fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content. Oil is actually being debated as to whether or not it is a fossil fuel. Most scientists support that it is a fossil fuel and we need to conserve it.
