- Coke is a grey, hard, and
porous coal-based fuel with a high
carbon content. It is made by
heating coal or
petroleum in the
absence of air. Coke is an...
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Coal gas is a
flammable gaseous fuel made from
coal and
supplied to the user via a
piped distribution system. It is
produced when
coal is
heated strongly...
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Coal mining is the
process of
extracting coal from the
ground or from a mine.
Coal is
valued for its
energy content and
since the 1880s has been widely...
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Coal oil is a
shale oil
obtained from the
destructive distillation of
cannel coal,
mineral wax, or
bituminous shale, once used
widely for illumination...
- A
coal-fired
power station or
coal power plant is a
thermal power station which burns coal to
generate electricity.
Worldwide there are
about 2,500 coal-fired...
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Coal tar is a
thick dark
liquid which is a by-product of the
production of coke and
coal gas from
coal. It is a type of creosote. It has both
medical and...
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Coal mining in the
United Kingdom dates back to
Roman times and
occurred in many
different parts of the country. Britain's
coalfields are ****ociated with...
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vapour (H2O)—from
coal and water, air and/or oxygen. Historically,
coal was
gasified to
produce coal gas, also
known as "town gas".
Coal gas is combustible...
- naturally, and
kindle in the
middle of
these great heaps,
often sets the
coal works on fire" and that "Also from
these sulphurous heaps,
mixed with ironstone...
- and 1919.
Hamilton Palace was
demolished between 1921 and 1932
after coal works beneath the
house were
discovered to
threaten its
structural integrity...
