4 ms·
Right, two thirds of the energy of natural gas comes from the hydrogen atoms which, when burned with oxygen, produce water. On the other hand burning "beautifu
by erdewit 7y ago
Right, two thirds of the energy of natural gas comes from the hydrogen atoms which, when burned with oxygen, produce water.
On the other hand burning "beautiful, clean coal" only yields CO2 and a bit of SO2.
- mrob 7y ago>two thirds of the energy of natural gas comes from the hydrogen atoms which, when burned with oxygen, produce water Natural gas, being mostly methane, has the highest proportion of hydrogen of any fossil fuel, but it still emits at least 50% of the CO2 of coal for the same energy production: https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=73&t=11 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=73&t=11