Fossil Fuels

Eduardo Fuentes Eduardo Soto Tracy Rojas Maria Vidrio

Raw Materials

Energy Generation

Presentation outline

Economics

Environmental impact

Advantages and Disadvantages

Q&A

Raw Materials
- Fossil fuels are formed from ancient organic matter exposed to extreme heat and pressure over millions of years. - Fossil fuels are preserved under surface of the earth and are not renewable. -Types of fossil fuels:
Coal Petroleum / Crude oil Natural Gas

Coal
- United State has the most abundant supply of coal in the world. -Mining is necessary in order to extract coal. -Coal miners can be trapped underground or killed by hazardous gases.

Petroleum
-Middle east has the most abundant supply of oil. -Percentage of world's oil supply per country: Saudi Arabia 25%, Iraq 11%, Iran 8%, UEA 9%, Kuwait 9%, and Libya 2%.

Natural Gas
The most abundant supply of natural gas is found in the Middle East.

Coal Energy Generation

Natural gas Energy Generation

-Burned and used to turn steam turbines. -Used to warm water for domestic applications such as to power stoves, sometimes used to power automobiles, etc.

Oil/petroleum Energy Generations

- Products such as diesel and gasoline are used in internal combustion engines.

Economics

Coal's Environmental Impact

- Contaminates ecosystem's soil. - Scrubbing process releases water contaminated with sludge and ash. Ash could be used to form cement, asphalt, and drywall. - 65 to 67% of heat is released into environment.

Oil's Environmental Impact

- Several health risks. - 2010 bp oil spill caused severe environmental damage. - Releases incompletely burned compounds when burned. Released compounds can be used in process to make carbonate building materials.

Natural Gas's Environmental Impact

- Cleanest of all fossil fuels. - Produces greenhouse gases such as methane. Methane can be burned to produce heat, which is converted into energy.

Advantages

Fossil fuel are generally low cost. Petroleum and Gas are easy to transport. fossil fuels are easy to find.

Disadvantages

Non-Renewable. Human health is affected. Supply is depleting rapidly.

Question and Answer time

Works cited
-CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 16 May 2013. - "Coal." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, n.d. Web. 16 May 2013.

-"Fossil Fuels: Their Advantages and Disadvantages." Fossil Fuels: Their Advantages and Disadvantages. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2013.

-"Methane Capture and Use." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, n.d. Web. 16 May 2013.

-"Natural Gas." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, n.d. Web. 16 May 2013.

-"Oil." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, n.d. Web. 16 May 2013.

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