FOSSIL FUELS

FOSSIL FUELS
• NATURAL GAS

• PETROLEUM

• COAL
NATURAL GAS
• source of energy for heating, cooking,
and electricity generation. It is also used
as a fuel for vehicles and as a chemical
feedstock in the manufacture
of plastics and other commercially
important organic chemicals.
• Cleanest Fuel with sulfur removed
PETROLEUM
- Formed from the deposits of plant and
animal remains
- large quantities of dead organisms,
usually zooplankton and algae, are
buried underneath sedimentary
rocks and subjected to both intense
heat and pressure.
- Came from the Latin word Petra
(rock) and Oleum (oil).
COAL
• Formed from plant life under the
action of immense pressures and
temperatures prevailing within the
earth’s crust over a period
encompassing million years.
• Dirtiest Fossil Fuel
COMBUSTION