Sources of Hydrocarbons (Leaving Cert Chemistry): Flashcards
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Elements in hydrocarbons
Elements in hydrocarbons
Hydrogen and carbon
Source material for coal formation
Source material for coal formation
Dead plants
Process transforming plants into coal
Process transforming plants into coal
Heat and pressure
Hardest, most energy-dense coal type
Hardest, most energy-dense coal type
Anthracite
Main uses of coal
Main uses of coal
Electricity generation and steel production
Main component of natural gas
Main component of natural gas
Methane ()
Source of natural gas formation
Source of natural gas formation
Ancient marine organisms
Advantage of natural gas vs coal/oil
Advantage of natural gas vs coal/oil
Burns cleaner, produces fewer pollutants
Products refined from petroleum
Products refined from petroleum
Gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, kerosene
Conditions for methane production
Conditions for methane production
Anaerobic (oxygen-free)
Locations of methane production
Locations of methane production
Slurry pits, refuse dumps, swamps/marshes
Methane in coal mines is called
Methane in coal mines is called
Firedamp
Methane's heat-trapping vs
Methane's heat-trapping vs
25 times more effective
Type of gas: methane's environmental role
Type of gas: methane's environmental role
Potent greenhouse gas
Agricultural sources of methane
Agricultural sources of methane
Rice paddies and livestock digestion