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∙ 14y agoblack lignite or subbituminous coal is a type of coal whose properties range from those of lignite to those of butiminous coal and are used primarily as fuel for steam- electric power generation.
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∙ 12y agolignite, often referred to as brown coal, or Rosebud coal by Northern Pacific Railroad, is a soft brown fuel with characteristics that put it somewhere between coal and peat. It is considered the lowest rank of coal; it is mined in Germany, Poland, Kosovo, Russia, the United States, India, Australia and many European countries, and it is used almost exclusively as a fuel for steam-electric power generation.
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∙ 9y agoA lignite is a soft brownish coal showing traces of plant structure, intermediate between bituminous coal and peat. It's considered the lowest type of coal.
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∙ 15y agoLignite is a type of coal, also known as "Brown Coal." It has a low carbon content and a low heating ability because of the moisture it contains.
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∙ 9y agoLignite is like coal and carbon is an element
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∙ 10y agoIt's a fossil fuel, so burning it causes global warming. It also contributes to acid rain.
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What has the author William Joseph Dick written?
William Joseph Dick has written: 'Carbonizing and briquetting of lignites' -- subject(s): Briquets (Fuel), Lignite
What has the author Harold H Schobert written?
Harold H. Schobert has written: 'Coal, the energy source of the past and future' -- subject(s): Coal 'Lignites of North America' -- subject(s): Lignite
How is brown coal formed?
Brown Coals or Lignites are formed due to partial deoxygenation and dehydrogenation processes going on during the transformation of the dried vegetable matters into coal, due to which it contains high percentage of moisture
What has the author J A Cavallaro written?
J. A. Cavallaro has written: 'Washability characteristics of Arkansas and Texas lignites' -- subject(s): Lignite, Coal, Desulfurization 'A washability and analytical evaluation of potential pollution from trace elements in coal' -- subject(s): Coal, Analysis, Trace elements
Is Coal homogeneous?
Coal is only as homogeneous as the original materials from which it is formed. Many soft coals (lignites) are formed by the burial and compression etc, of forest or shrubland. Thus the coal formed from this will never be homogeneous, and you may find fossilized branches in the material. Many 'brown coals' give off much gas (methane) and this is a hazard to mining. Other coals are formed from mossy bogs, which were in a depression, and which continued to sink, with the moss continuing to fill the hollow. Many of these coals, buried and subject to compression and heat, form coals that are much more homogeneous. These coals, if buried sufficiently, give off very little gas, and are much darker in colour. The lowest rank of coal would be peat, which is not changed much from the original plant material. Rank then passes through the lignites and other brown coals, then through the black shiny coals to Anthracite, the highest grade of coal. Graphite may be considered the highest grade of coal, but is not as useful a fuel as the others.
What are some eight letter words with 3rd letter G and 4th letter N and 6th letter T and 7th letter E?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 4 words with the pattern --GN-TE-. That is, eight letter words with 3rd letter G and 4th letter N and 6th letter T and 7th letter E. In alphabetical order, they are: cognates lignites magnates signeted
What are some eight letter words with 1st letter L and 3rd letter G and 6th letter T and 7th letter E and 8th letter S?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern L-G--TES. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter L and 3rd letter G and 6th letter T and 7th letter E and 8th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: lignites
What are some eight letter words with 1st letter L and 4th letter N and 5th letter I?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 16 words with the pattern L--NI---. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter L and 4th letter N and 5th letter I. In alphabetical order, they are: larniest lawniest leanings lemnisci lignites lignitic lionised lioniser lionises lionisms lionized lionizer lionizes loanings looniest loonings
What are some eight letter words with 1st letter L and 5th letter I and 8th letter S?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 82 words with the pattern L---I--S. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter L and 5th letter I and 8th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: ladyisms laggings laicises laicisms laicizes lairises lairizes lallings lambings lammings lampings lampions lanciers landings lappings lapwings larmiers lashings lastings lathings latrines lattices lauwines laytimes leadings leanings leasings leavings lections leerings leftisms leftists leggings leggisms lekkings lemmings lempiras lendings lentisks lesbians lettings leucines leucites lickings liggings lignites limpings lionises lionisms lionizes lippings liquidus lispings listings lithites lithiums loadings loafings loanings lockings locoisms lodgings loggings loglines longings lookisms lookists loonings loopings loosings lootings loppings lordings lourings lowlifes lowlives lugeings lurkings luscious lutfisks luthiers lyddites
Why is coal an unusual sedimentary rock?
First of all coal is not an unusual sedimentary rock, it is very abundant for the time being. The following is a tutorial from the supplied web site: Coal is clearly made up of lots of compressed bits of dead plants. But when we walk around in the world we usually see old bits of wood and leaves decaying and rotting away (that is, getting eaten by bacteria, insects, and all sorts of organisms involved in decay and recycling of organic matter). For thick layers of plant stuff to get fossilized as coal, something must be going on. Coal Formation starts with accumulation of organic matter (bits of dead plants) in a low oxygen setting such as a peat bog. The organic matter accumulates and forms a bed of peat. The peat bed gets buried by other sediments and under heat and pressure begins to transform to a low grade coal - a Lignite. More heat and pressure further metamorphose the lignite into Bituminous coal. Even more heat and pressure metamorphose the bituminous coal into a nice hard shiny Anthracite. Coal is usually classified into three grades: Lignite, brown coal; Bituminous coal, soft coal; and Anthracite, hard coal. Anthracite is dense, nice and hard, and shiny. The first step in the formation of coal is the accumulation of plant debris in low oxygen conditions, such as in this damp low spot on a moor. Peat exposed to heat and pressure from burial beneath other sediments becomes compressed and chemicaly changes into low grade coals such as this lignite, and under further heat and pressure is converted to higher grade coals. The pressure from overlying sediments that bury a peat bed will compact the coal. Peats transform to low grade lignites when they are compressed to about 20% of their original thickness. Lignite typicaly transforms to bituminous coal as it is compressed further and heated to between 100 and 200°C. This drives much of the water and other volitiles from the coal. Longer exposure to elevated temperature will further drive volatiles from the coal, and drive chemical reactions that produce anthracite. Anthracite coals are typicaly compressed to 5-10% of the orginal thickness of the peat bed, and contain less than 10% water and other volatiles.
What are some eight letter words with 2nd letter I and 7th letter E and 8th letter S?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 362 words with the pattern -I----ES. That is, eight letter words with 2nd letter I and 7th letter E and 8th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: aidances ailettes airbases airbuses airdates airfares airholes airlines airsides airtimes airwaves bicepses bicornes bicycles bigamies binaries binocles biocides biogases biolyses biopsies biotites biotopes biotypes biplanes bivalves bizarres bizazzes ciboules cicelies cicorees ciliates cineoles circuses cissuses cistuses citesses citifies citrates citrines citruses cityfies diabases diabetes dialyses dialyzes diamides diamines diapases diarises diarizes diazines diazoles dictates diddlies diegeses diereses dietines diffuses digamies dilutees dimities dimpsies dinettes dingeses dinghies dinguses dioceses dioecies dioptres diorites dioxanes dioxides diphones diploses dipodies dipsades disables discages discases discides discures discuses diseases disedges diseuses disfames dishomes disjunes dislikes disomies dispaces dispones disposes disputes disrates disrobes dissaves distaves distomes distunes distyles disyokes diureses diverges diverses divorces divulges divulses eighties fiancees fiascoes fibroses fikeries filarees filasses filiates finagles finances fineries finesses finishes fisheyes fissures fixities fixtures gingkoes ginkgoes giraffes girolles gisarmes hiatuses hicatees hidroses hipbones hiplines hippuses hireages histones jingkoes kibitzes kiboshes killases killdees kimchees kippages kirsches kitenges kitsches libelees librates licences licenses lignages lignites lignoses limbuses limeades lindanes lineages linishes linkages lionises lionizes liquates liriopes litanies lithates lithites litmuses littlies lituuses liveries micelles microbes midlines midlives midsoles midwifes midwives migrates miladies mileages millages millimes millines minettes miniates minifies minishes mintages miracles mirbanes miscites miscodes misdates miseases miseries misfares misfiles misfires misgives mishmees mislikes mislives mismakes mismates mismoves misnames mispages misrates misrules missiles missises missives missuses mistakes mistimes mistunes mistypes misyokes miuruses mixtures mizmazes niceties nictates nidifies nighties nimbuses nineties niobates niobites nitchies niteries nitrates nitrides nitriles nitrites oileries oilgases oilholes piastres pickaxes picotees picrates picrites pictures pieholes pierages pierises pigfaces pightles pigsnies pigsties pillages pinbones pincases pineries pinholes pinkeyes pinnaces pinnules pinocles pinwales pipeages pipettes piracies pirogies pirogues piroques piscines pishoges pismires pistoles pittites pituites pizazzes pizzazes riancies ribcages ribibles rictuses riempies riffages righties rimfires riotises riotizes riotries ripostes riptides risibles rissoles rivieres siameses siamezes sicklies sienites sigmates signages signores silences silicles siliques silvexes simarres simonies sinkages sinuates siriases sirnames situates siwashes sixaines tiddlies tileries tillages tillites timbales tintypes tinwares tirasses tiswases titrates tizwases viatores vibrates vicaries viciates vicomtes videttes viduages vilifies villages vinasses vineries vinifies vintages vintries violates violones viragoes virgates virgules viscoses visibles visitees vitesses vitiates vitrages vitrines vivaries vivifies wickapes wicopies windages windases windores wineries zincates zincites zincodes
What is an eight letter word that start with L?
There are lots of 8 letter words starting with L. 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