Clean Coal Power
Coal power is one of the first types of power sources uses to create electricity and other forms of energy. Coal is a fossil fuels and is formed from water and mud that has oxidized and been degraded in the earth.
Besides being the largest source of fuel coal is also the largest producer of carbon dioxide which has been caused to climate change and global warming. Coal has been used as fuel for about 10,000 years.
In present days coal is utilized for energy by combustion or burning. About 75% of the world's coal is used to provide electricity. Coal is pulverized and then burned in a furnace that is attached to a boiler.
Coals can also be converted into liquid fuels by several processes. The Fischer-Tropsch process, Bergius process, direct hydrogenation process, and low temperature carbonization have all been used o change coal to liquid or gas forms.
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