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All fossil fuels contain sulphur, at least to some extent. Oil that has a high level of sulphur is called 'sour' crude, as opposed to 'sweet' crude which has a low sulphur level. Natural gas can also be 'sweet' or 'sour'.
Sulphur in natural gas is usually present as the poisonous gas hydrogen sulphide, and it is usually removed from natural gas as it emerges from the ground. In remote regions like northern Canada or Kazakhstan its storage can be a problem. On the other hand, oil is processed at refineries, often a long way from the source of the oil, and the sulphur is used in various industrial processes. High sulphur concentrations are also found in oil or tar sands such as are found in northern Canada and Venezuela.
Coal also contains sulphur, but being a solid it is difficult to extract using conventional technologies. High-sulphur coal used to produce a lot of sulphur dioxide when it was burned, which formed sulphuric acid in the air, leading to acid rain, but nowadays the waste gases are 'scrubbed' of sulphur using a limestone wash, and the mineral gypsum is formed, which is used in plasterboard and other building materials.
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What is the biggest impact from burning fossil fuels?
The biggest impact of burning fossil fuels is the modern lifestyle we live. Without the burning if fossil fuels we would have far less healthy lives, that would be much shorter and without heat, transportation, medicine or electricity or computers. Mortality rates would be massively higher.
Why would scientists be concerned by the amount of fossil fuels people use?
The fossil fuels will eventually run out and then we have a dilemma of what we would use in it's place. We need to conserve and not waste the limited resource we have.
What energy comes from things besides fossil fuels?
What energy comes from things besides fossil fuels
Minerals that contain sulfur and oxygen?
The minerals that contain sulfur and oxygen is sulfates.
What are two environmental disadvantage to burning fossil fuels to provide energy?
There are many disadvantages of burning fossil fuels. These include pollution and also burning fossil fuels has a mesurable cooling effect on the climate.There are many disadvantages of burning fossil fuels. These include pollution and also burning fossil fuels has a mesurable cooling effect on the climate.
What gas does complete burning of fossil fuels produce?
Complete burning of the hydrocarbon portion of fossil fuels produces carbon dioxide. Since most fossil fuels contains nitrogenous and sulfurous components also, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide would also be produced by complete combustion.
How would fossil fuels change in the future?
The fossil fuels will become extinct in some years.There is no future of fossil fuels.That is why there is so much research going on the alternate fuels.
How do fossils change the Earth's surface?
well im not very sure my self but it would have something to do with fossil fuels
Would fossil fuels work in Tennessee?
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What is the difference between the Greenhouse Effect and fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels are non-renewable energy sources that can be burned to get energy. The Greenhouse Effect is, in part, the result of burning fossil fuels. In this example, fossil fuels would be a causative agent that creates an effect on the environment, specifically, the Earth's atmosphere.
What would happen if people keep using fossil fuels?
If you keep using fossil fuels it there will be no more and you cant give off energy.
How does solar energy reduce the use of fossil fuels?
Most countries burn fossil fuels to generate electricity.If they used solar power to generate electricity, thenThey would not have to use so much fossil fuel.Solar Energy itself does not reduce the use of fossil fuels. But the use of solar energy should hopefully reduce the need of fossil fuels to create energy, so therefore the more we can use solar power as an energy source instead of fossil fuels, the more we reduce the use of fossil fuels.
How would solar heated building and floors and walls reduce fossil fuels?
Fossil Fuels are used to heat buildings, floors, and walls. Solar Energy can be used in place of fossil fuels and does not require them. Therefore fossil fuel use can be reduced by using solar heating.
What is produced from the burning of fossil fuels?
Water vapor and carbon dioxide if the burn is complete. Energy is produced. By-products would include Carbon Dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxide.
How would leaving fossil fuels in the ground affect global climate change?
Fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in the ground contain carbon dioxide from plants and other organic matter 300 million years ago. If we left this in the ground it would not be building up in the atmosphere causing global warming, as it is doing now.
What is the biggest impact from burning fossil fuels?
The biggest impact of burning fossil fuels is the modern lifestyle we live. Without the burning if fossil fuels we would have far less healthy lives, that would be much shorter and without heat, transportation, medicine or electricity or computers. Mortality rates would be massively higher.
Why would scientists be concerned by the amount of fossil fuels people use?
The fossil fuels will eventually run out and then we have a dilemma of what we would use in it's place. We need to conserve and not waste the limited resource we have.
