HOW COAL IS MADE

WHERE DOES IT COME FROM

• Humdreds of millions of years ago, there were ancient forests amd swamps
• When the plants died, they formed layers on the swamp bed
• Water and earth piled up on the dead plants
• Pressure and heat from thousands of years build up
• The oxygen is pushed out leaving just carbon

COAL PREPARATION PLANT

• Coal is first cleaned with a scrubber
• It is the cleaned again and put into smaller sizes
• It is then sent to be burned to become electricity

COAL AND THE ENVIROMENT

• Coal is made of sulfur, oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen
• Sulfur is a major pollutant, scrubbers help keep our air clean
• A non renewable resource because it takes a long time to get more

FUN FACTS

• Coal ash can be used in concrete to make roads
• It is added to coral reefs to help then survive
• At coal mines, soil is replaced for new plants to grow
• Largest source of energy for making electricity
• Used for heat, energy and electricity

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