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Fossil Fuels
DEPARTMETN OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY, KOLHAPUR
SEMINAR ON
FOSSIL FUELS
Third semester
by:
AMANULLAH ADEEL
What am I going to present?
Introduction to fossil fuels
Types of fossil fuels
Formation of fossil fuels
Fossil fuels usage
Energy production
Energy consumption
Fossil fuel disadvantages
Environmental effect
Fossil Fuels
• A fossil fuel is a nonrenewable
energy resource formed from
the remains of organisms that
lived long ago (300 millions
years ago); examples include
oil, coal, and natural gas.
• Most of the energy we use
comes from this group of
natural resources called fossil
fuels.
• Everything you do, from the
food you eat to the clothes you
wear requires energy.
How Fossil-Fuel Deposits Form
Types of fossil fuels
Oil and Natural Gas Formation
• Oil and natural gas result from the decay of tiny
marine organisms that accumulated on the
bottom of the ocean millions of years ago.
• These remains were buried by sediments and
then heated until they became complex energy-
rich carbon molecules.
• These molecules, over time, migrated into the
porous rock formations that now contain them.
Petroleum
• Petroleum is a liquid mixture of complex
hydrocarbon compounds that is used widely
as a fuel source.
• Petroleum, also known as crude oil.
• Anything that is made from crude oil, such as
fuels, chemicals, and plastics, is called a
petroleum product.
Natural Gas
• About 20% of the world’s nonrenewable energy
comes from natural gas.
• Natural gas, or methane (CH4), produces fewer
pollutants than other fossil fuels when burned.
• Vehicles that run on natural gas require fewer
pollution controls.
• Electric power plants can also use this clean-burning
fuel.
Natural Gas
Renewable and non-renewable energy
production sources
Energy production sources in percentage in the world
How Is Electricity Generated
16
Products Consumed from Oil
Energy consumption worldwide
H. Gruenspecht, US EIA, May 25, 2010
18
World Oil Consumption
In 1,000 of barrels per day
Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy.
Fossil Fuels
disadvantages
• Fossil fuels are central to life
in modern societies, but there
are two main problems with
fossil fuels.
1. The supply of fossil fuels is
limited.
2. Obtaining and using them has
environmental consequences.
3. Fossil Fuels Are Depleting ?
Reserves/production ratios in 2010, years, BP Review’11
v
v
v
v
v
Air Pollution
• The quality of coal varies. Higher-grade coals, such
as bituminous coal, produce more heat and less
pollution than lower-grade coal, such as lignite.
• Sulfur, found in all grades of coal, can be a major
source of pollution when coal is burned.
• The air pollution and acid precipitation that result
from burning high-sulfur coal without adequate
pollution controls are serious problems in countries
such as China.
• However, cleaner-burning coal technology has
dramatically reduced air pollution in countries such
as the United States.
The Environmental Effects of
Using Oil
• Petroleum fuel releases pollutants when
burned.
• These pollutants contribute to smog and
cause health problems.
• Many scientists think that the carbon dioxide
released from burning petroleum fuels
contributes to climate change.
27
Environmental Disasters
Tanker Oil Spills
Graphic courtesy of http://www.itopf.com/information-services/data-and-statistics/statistics/#major
Conclusion
 Fossil fuels are limited sources of energy.
 These sources are widely used in worldwide.
 The top users are developed countries such as USA.
 the highest amount of them are used to generate
electricity.
 Almost all environmental pollution and disasters
like air pollution and acid rains come from fossil
fuels (Co2, Nox, Sox…).
Thank
you

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Fossil fuels

  • 1. Fossil Fuels DEPARTMETN OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY, KOLHAPUR SEMINAR ON FOSSIL FUELS Third semester by: AMANULLAH ADEEL
  • 2. What am I going to present? Introduction to fossil fuels Types of fossil fuels Formation of fossil fuels Fossil fuels usage Energy production Energy consumption Fossil fuel disadvantages Environmental effect
  • 3. Fossil Fuels • A fossil fuel is a nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago (300 millions years ago); examples include oil, coal, and natural gas. • Most of the energy we use comes from this group of natural resources called fossil fuels. • Everything you do, from the food you eat to the clothes you wear requires energy.
  • 6. Oil and Natural Gas Formation • Oil and natural gas result from the decay of tiny marine organisms that accumulated on the bottom of the ocean millions of years ago. • These remains were buried by sediments and then heated until they became complex energy- rich carbon molecules. • These molecules, over time, migrated into the porous rock formations that now contain them.
  • 7. Petroleum • Petroleum is a liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbon compounds that is used widely as a fuel source. • Petroleum, also known as crude oil. • Anything that is made from crude oil, such as fuels, chemicals, and plastics, is called a petroleum product.
  • 8. Natural Gas • About 20% of the world’s nonrenewable energy comes from natural gas. • Natural gas, or methane (CH4), produces fewer pollutants than other fossil fuels when burned. • Vehicles that run on natural gas require fewer pollution controls. • Electric power plants can also use this clean-burning fuel.
  • 10.
  • 11.
  • 12.
  • 13. Renewable and non-renewable energy production sources
  • 14. Energy production sources in percentage in the world
  • 15. How Is Electricity Generated
  • 17. Energy consumption worldwide H. Gruenspecht, US EIA, May 25, 2010
  • 18. 18 World Oil Consumption In 1,000 of barrels per day Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy.
  • 19. Fossil Fuels disadvantages • Fossil fuels are central to life in modern societies, but there are two main problems with fossil fuels. 1. The supply of fossil fuels is limited. 2. Obtaining and using them has environmental consequences.
  • 20. 3. Fossil Fuels Are Depleting ? Reserves/production ratios in 2010, years, BP Review’11
  • 21.
  • 23. Air Pollution • The quality of coal varies. Higher-grade coals, such as bituminous coal, produce more heat and less pollution than lower-grade coal, such as lignite. • Sulfur, found in all grades of coal, can be a major source of pollution when coal is burned. • The air pollution and acid precipitation that result from burning high-sulfur coal without adequate pollution controls are serious problems in countries such as China. • However, cleaner-burning coal technology has dramatically reduced air pollution in countries such as the United States.
  • 24.
  • 25. The Environmental Effects of Using Oil • Petroleum fuel releases pollutants when burned. • These pollutants contribute to smog and cause health problems. • Many scientists think that the carbon dioxide released from burning petroleum fuels contributes to climate change.
  • 26.
  • 27. 27 Environmental Disasters Tanker Oil Spills Graphic courtesy of http://www.itopf.com/information-services/data-and-statistics/statistics/#major
  • 28. Conclusion  Fossil fuels are limited sources of energy.  These sources are widely used in worldwide.  The top users are developed countries such as USA.  the highest amount of them are used to generate electricity.  Almost all environmental pollution and disasters like air pollution and acid rains come from fossil fuels (Co2, Nox, Sox…).