Chemicals Involved
Energy
Coal and its Uses
Gasoline Chemistry
Biofuels
100
The chemical process of burning
What is combustion
100
Basic unit of energy
What is the Joule?
100
Major source of energy in the early 1800's
What is wood
100
Molecule with the same molecular formula but different chemical structure and properties
What is an isomer?
100
renewable fuels derived from plant matter such as trees, grasses , agricultural crops and other biological material
What is a biofuel
200
CH4
What is Methane
200
Stored energy or energy of position
What is Potential Energy
200
The major element found in coal
What is carbon
200
blends of petroleum derived hydrocarbons with added oxygen-containing compounds
What are oxygenated gasolines
200
C2H5OH
What is ethanol?
300
CO2 and H20
What are the two products of every combustion reaction
300
The energy of motion
What is Kinetic energy
300
Soft Lignite or brown coal and North Dakota
What is the lowest grade of coal and where is it found
300
Energy required to initiate a chemical reaction
What is activation energy
300
C8H18
What is gasoline
400
C6H12O6
What is Glucose
400
Measure how much energy gets dispersed in a given process
What is entropy
400
Removing sulfur and other impurities from coal before it is burned
What is coal washing
400
ethanol that is produced from cornstalks, switchgrass, woodchips and other nonedible materials
What is cellulosic ethanol
400
For every 9 pounds of biodesel, 1 pound of glycerol is produced (it's a process)
What is biodiesel synthesis
500
Type of combustion that occurs when there is not enough oxygen to allow for the complete reaction to occur to produce CO2 and H2O
What is Incomplete Combustion
500
States that the entropy of the universe is constantly increasing
What is the second law of thermodynamics
500
C135H96O9NS
What is the approximate chemical formula for coal
500
oxygenated gasolines that also contain a lower percentage of certain more volatile hydrocarbons found in nonoxygenated conventional gasoline
What are RFG's (Reformulated gasolines)
500
C3H8O3
What is glycerol
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