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Coal
Fossil fuel formed millions of years ago by the anaerobic decay of living plants. Complex mixture of many compounds. The chemical formula of coal has been approximated as C135H96O9NS This translates to a material with 85% C (which is the energy producing component)
Coal Formation
Decaying plants + pressure of rocks varying degrees of removal of impurities, nitrogen, water + Si, Na, Ca, Al, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Pb, Hg leaving carbon content. Some examples of coal
Peat and lignite high moisture content; like plant material, soft Bituminous or soft coal most abundant Anthracite very hard, very high C content
Coal vs Wood
Recall, IR is associated with the transition from wood and water-based, homecentered, agrarian economy to coal and iron-based, manufacturing -centered, industrial economy. Decay products = a mixture of many hydrocarbons (H and C cmps) which have considerable energy stored in the chemical bonds.
Energy Content
Fuels are rated by energy content; i.e. kJ/g of energy produced.
Combustible Material (%C) Wood Peat Lignite (71%) Subbituminous (77%) Bituminous (80%) Anthracite (92%) Coke kJ/g 10.4.14.1 13.0 16.2 24.0 30.7 30.5 ~30 US source Various Mississippi North Dakota Washington Maryland Pennsylvania
Coke
Coal + oven temps of 2000 C without oxygen high carbon content coke, with water, coal gas, ammonia, phenol, naphthalene, sulfur and other volatile impurities driven off. (Today, the impurities are collected and processed). Used as fuel and reducing material for smelting.
Coal Tar
Black, viscous liquid that is a by-product of coking (19th c.) and coal gas purification (20th c.) processes. Early uses: Essential in shipbuilding as sealant, preservative for ship timber, varnish. Also for roofs and roads.
Fractional Distillation
Apparatus: distillation flask, source of heat, cooling column and collection flask. Distillation is basically boiling a liquid at a controlled T and P, and then cooling the fraction that boils in order to collect it separately from other compounds in the flask.
Example
Major products of the petrochemical industry are benzene (+80.1 C = BP), ethylene (-103.7 C) and propylene (-47.6 C). Which is a gas at room T? Which component distills first?
Coal Gas
Coal + O2 + steam CO + H2 Coal CH4 These and other gases comprise coal gas or syn gas For energy production. Products? Late 18th c., for artificial lighting. Note Soho House was lit up in 1802 with artificial lighting for celebrate the Peace of Amiens.
Petrochemical Industry
The petrochemical industry of the 20th century (post World War II) is the modern day coal tar industry. Both industries were/are based on the decayed products of living matter that occurred millions of years ago. http://www.petrochemistry.net/what-ispetrochemistry.html
Petrochemicals
These are chemical derived from oil and natural gas. In both cases, chemicals are distilled, separated and purified from the raw material. These chemical products
Are used directly Are used to produce other petrochemicals
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:N atGasProcessing.png
References
Eubanks, L. P. et. al, Chemistry in Context (5th Edition); McGraw Hill: Boston, 2006. http://www.coaleducation.org/lessons/sec/ properties/coalderiv/coalder.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:NatGas Processing.png
References
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclop aedia/hutchinson/m0020819.html http://www.petrochemistry.net/what-ispetrochemistry.html