Highlights of petroleum history and contemporary opportunities of its obtaining Cover Image

Benzino raidos istorijos momentai ir naujos gavimo galimybės
Highlights of petroleum history and contemporary opportunities of its obtaining

Author(s): Romualdas Ginevičius, Gerhard Lapke, Bernd Pontow, Algimantas Kazragis, Jürgen Laege
Subject(s): History
Published by: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Keywords: carbon; coke; gas generation; gas generator; hydrogen addition; reactor; pyrolysis.

Summary/Abstract: Fossil carbon and coal in particular is sedimentary rock of vegetal origin. Coal contains 65–97% of carbon, 26% of hydrogen, 1.5–15% of oxygen, some sulfur and nitrogen. Coal is used as fuel after enhancement by coking or gasification. The paper discusses contemporary use of coal as a chemical substance and energy carrier.

  • Issue Year: 5/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 42-52
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Lithuanian