Combustion of Fuels

Any substance, natural or artificial, which upon combustion, releases heat energy.

A chemical reaction that occurs between a fuel and an oxidizing agent, producing energy in the form of heat and light.

Wood, charcoal, peat, coal, Hexamine fuel tablets, wood pellets, corn, wheat, rye, and other grains.

<p>Cellulose material that can be broadly classified as woody and non-woody biomass.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Through the process of combustion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Soft woods and hard woods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>vegetable matter used as fuel (biofuel)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>7-12 MJ/kg</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>dioxin emission</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>hard wood</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>cellulose</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>heating wood in the absence of air</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>most efficient carbon sink on the planet</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>high</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>organic material transformed by geological processes into fossil fuels</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>waste wheat, straw, nut shells, and other fibrous material</p> Signup and view all the answers