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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...
- butane, acetylene, ethylene, hydrogen,
carbon monoxide,
coal gas (town
gas) or
natural gas. The
light is
produced either directly by the flame, generally...
- were
emitted by
burning coal in 2020,
which is 40% of
total fossil fuel
emissions and over 25% of
total global greenhouse gas emissions. As part of worldwide...
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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...
- life-cycle
greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions from
shale gas are
similar to
those of
conventional natural gas, and are much less than
those from
coal,
usually about...
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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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early 1800s,
natural gas became known as "natural" to
distinguish it from the
dominant gas fuel at the time,
coal gas.
Unlike coal gas,
which is manufactured...
- them faster, to also
reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the
United States and
better limit climate change.
Coal has been used to
generate electricity in...
- that
remove sulfur and
oxides from
power plant flue
gas streams. FGD
comprises 24
percent of all
coal combustion waste.
Residues vary, but the most common...
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burning coal for energy.
Burning coal releases harmful substances that
contribute to air pollution, acid rain, and
greenhouse gas emissions.
Mitigation includes...
