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  • 1peat coal — noun 1. : a natural product intermediate between peat and lignite 2. : an artificial fuel made by carbonizing peat …

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  • 2Coal in Finland — describes coal as energy source including coal power in Finland. Energy in Finland is the main energy article. Energy policy of Finland describes the politics of Finland related to energy. Electricity sector in Finland is the main article of… …

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  • 3Peat — is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter. Peat forms in wetlands or peatlands , variously called bogs , moors , muskegs , pocosins , mires , and peat swamp forests . By volume there is about 4 trillion m³ of peat in the world… …

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  • 4coal mining — Coal was very important in the economic development of Britain. It was used as fuel in the factories built during the Industrial Revolution and continued to be important until the 1980s. The main coalfields are in north east England, the north… …

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  • 5Coal — Sedimentary Rock Anthracite coal Composition Primary carbon Secondary hydrogen, sulfur …

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  • 6Coal in Europe — describes coal as energy fuel in Europe today. Article focuses the role of coal in the energy in Europe in the near history and excludes the industrial revolution history. Coal includes hard coal, lignine, brown coal and peat …

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  • 7Peat —   Peat consists of partially decomposed plant debris. It is considered an early stage in the development of coal. Peat is distinguished from lignite by the presence of free cellulose and a high moisture content (exceeding 70 percent). The heat… …

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  • 8Coal gasification — is the process of producing coal gas, a type of syngas–a mixture of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2), carbon dioxide (CO2) and water vapour (H2O)–from coal. Coal gas, which is a combustible gas, was traditionally used as a source of energy for …

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  • 9Coal bed methane extraction — (CBM extraction) is a method for extracting methane from a coal deposit. Contents 1 Basic principles 2 Areas with coal bed methane extraction 3 Measuring the gas content of coal …

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  • 10coal tar — coal tar, adj. a thick, black, viscid liquid formed during the distillation of coal, that upon further distillation yields compounds, as benzene, anthracene, and phenol, from which are derived a large number of dyes, drugs, and other synthetic… …

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