Re: [Phys-l] Climate Change - Is it Controversial?

[Jack Uretsky <jlu@hep.anl.gov>]

See
	http://admin.pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie50291a021
which gives, for anthracite (by weight)
	78 \pm 12% C  and 20 \pm 12% H.  Since the atomic weight of carbon 
is 12 and that of H is 1 (the H is combined in  compounds), there is about 
one hydrogen atom available for each 7, or so, carbon atoms.
	Burning of coal, therefore, is not a simple process of combining 
carbon with oxygen.
				Regards,
					Jack


On Fri, 13 Mar 2009, Brian Whatcott wrote:

> Jack Uretsky wrote:
> > ...
> > Carbon is not, except in rare instances, a fuel.  The fuels we use are
> > hydrocarbons....
> >  					Jack
> Huh? Anthracite coal, the formerly dominant fuel of steam locomotives,
> is reckoned to offer between 92% to 98% carbon....
>
> Brian W
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