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APES 1.Turn in Pro/Con List. Synfuels = Synthetic fuels Produced from coal, natural gas, or biomass feedstock through chemical conversion.

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Page 1: APES 1.Turn in Pro/Con List. Synfuels = Synthetic fuels Produced from coal, natural gas, or biomass feedstock through chemical conversion.

APES1. Turn in Pro/Con List

Page 2: APES 1.Turn in Pro/Con List. Synfuels = Synthetic fuels Produced from coal, natural gas, or biomass feedstock through chemical conversion.

Synfuels

= Synthetic fuelsProduced from coal, natural gas, or biomass feedstock through chemical conversion

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Synfuels

Chemically the same as crude oil or processed fuels, but were synthesized artificially.

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Synfuels

• Used to replace oil/natural gas• Derived from natural sources

(like fossil fuels)• More expensive than fossil fuels• Production requires mining 50%

more coal (which adds 50% to atm)

• Intense Chemical & Physical Changes

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3 Most Popular Types of Synfuels

1. Extra Heavy oil2. Oil Sands3. Oil Shale

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Extra Heavy Oil

Cannot easily flow to production wells under normal reservoir conditions

– Higher viscosity– Higher specific gravity– Heavier molecular composition

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Extra Heavy Oil

Forms when oil that was once buried deep is exposed to bacteria that break down hydrocarbons and changes oil’s physical properties.

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Extra Heavy Oil

• Less viscous than bitumen at reservoir temp. & pressure.

• Some degree mobility

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Heavy Oil from Tar Sand

Tar Sand or Oil Sand – mixture of clay, sand, water, and bitumen (oil)

Bitumen = thick, sticky, tarlike heavy oil with high sulfur content

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Heavy Oil from Tar Sand

Can be surface mined, but must be heated to separateMust be refined before use (like oil)

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Heavy Oil from Tar Sand

HIGH impact on land, air, water, wildlife, & climate

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Strip Mining for Tar Sands in Alberta*

Fig. 15-8, p. 378

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Heavy Oil from Tar Sand

Energy input (burning natural gas) net energy

Least efficient, dirtiest, and HIGH environmental impact

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Heavy Oil from Shale

• Rocks containing kerogen (insoluble bitumen)

• Kerogen – mixture of hydrocarbons converts to crude oil when exposed to extreme heat & pressure.

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Oil Shale Rock and the Shale Oil Extracted from It

Fig. 15-9, p. 379

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Oil from Shale

• Sedimentary rocks are crushed & heated

• Kerogen extracted & refined

• VERY $$$$$$• Abundant

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Heavy Oil from Shale

net energy, environmental impact water use (5 barrels H20/1 barrel oil) CO2 than oil (27 – 52%)

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Trade-Offs: Heavy Oils from Oil Shale and Oil Sand

Fig. 15-10, p. 379

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OTHER

• Gas Hydrates aka Methane Hydrates– Ice encrusted natural gas found

deep underground in permafrost or beneath ocean floor at depths reater than 1,640 feet

– VERY $$$$$

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OTHER

• Coal Liquefaction– Liquid made from coal but is less

polluting (sulfur)– VERY $$$$$$

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Other

• Coal Gasification (Synthetic Natural Gas – SNG)– Production of methane from coal– Burns similar to natural gas– Scrubbers not needed, but VERY $$

$$

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Problems with Synfuels

• CO2 emissions, global warming• Cannot be used in areas with

water problems because of huge volumes needed to create/process, refine

• Land disturbance and degradation associated with mining and extraction

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US Energy Strategy

ENERGY is needed to maintain our lifestyles

US is world’s largest energy user – we use more energy than China, Russia, Japan, and Germany COMBINED! YIKES!

US = China + Russia + Japan + Germany

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US Energy Strategy

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US Energy Strategy

1. Limited fossil fuel supply2. Pollution from burning of fossil

fuels is increasing3. Foreign dependence on oil

makes us vulnerable

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WHAT SHOULD WE DO!?

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WHAT SHOULD WE DO?!

Obvious Answer: Shift to alternative sources.

Is that easy?

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WHAT SHOULD WE DO?!

Decisions/Actions have to be taken by government to: 1. Promote alternatives ensuring

subsidies/tax breaks.2. Remove traditional

subsidies/tax breaks for fossil fuels

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Bush Administration Actions

1. Denied US participation in Kyoto Protocol to reduce CO2 emissions based on unequal financial burden on developed countries

2. Proposed $2 billion government subsidy program for “cleaner coal” technology

3. Supported Clean Air Act exceptions for older pollutinc coal burning power plants already existing/producing

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Obama Administration Actions...

Much of the same