Tag: carbon cycling

It has been seen that the deeper the coal found, the better quality it is. Because, the deeper we go, the temperature and pressure increases much and hence the quality of coal also increases.

Coal is mainly made up of carbon.Thus, the conversion of dead vegetation into coal is termed as carbonization.

Quinoline is basic compound present in coal tar. Other basic compound present in coal tar is pyridine. 

The main constituent of coal is $carbon$,

Under favorable conditions of high temperature and pressure, dead plants get slowly converted to coal.

In Gujarat, near Thangadh in Saurashtra district, sulphur-containing mineral coal deposits are present.

In Roman Britain, the Romans were exploiting all major coalfields by the late 2nd century AD. While much of its use remained local, a lively trade developed along the North Sea coast. This also extended to the continental Rhineland, where bituminous coal was already used for the smelting of iron ore. After the Romans left Britain, in AD 410, there are few records of coal being used in the country until the end of the 12th century.

Coal is a sedimentary rock formed from plants that died millions of years ago.

Coal, natural gas and petrolium are examples of natural resources which are found as fossils beneath the surface of earth and act as sources of fuel.

Peat is considered as the precursor of coal. Peat is used industrially sometimes for the purpose of fuel.