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ENERGY CHEMISTRY
• Fossil fuel deposits were laid
down millions of years ago
finite resources which ®
CO2, NOx, SO2, (CO, CH4…).
• 78% of the worlds E comes
from Fossil fuels.
• Coal = C100H85S2.1N1.5O9.5 
(bituminous coal)
90% of world fossil fuel reserves.
low fuel value 32 kJ/g (only wood is much worse).
pollutants SO2 (can reduce), NOX, CO, metals.
around 80%C by mass – huge CO2 source.
Coal can be converted to MeOH & petrol.
• Australia target : 350ML biofuel by 2010.
US Energy
Sources
2000
Australia 94% fossil fuel