non petroleum based fuels

. The management of such non renewable energy sources involves slightly different perspectives from those resources discussed earlier in terms of policy and technology issues. One way of conservation and managing of these resources is to substitute existing technologies so that hydrocarbo..

It is the most important of the fossil fuels. Petroleum occurs under the Earth's crust. It is believed to have formed due to the bacterial action of decomposition on marine animals and prehistoric forests inside the Earth, under conditions of high temperature and pressure. ..

Petroleum is a dark, viscous, foul smelling liquid, a mixture of solid, liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons with traces of salt, rock particles and wat..

Fossil fuels, like, coal, lignite, petroleum and natural gas are non renewable natural resource..

Combustible materials that form due to the decomposition of animals and plants inside the Earth, under high temperature and pressure conditions are termed fossil fuels. Most fossil fuels decay and get converted into a combustible state, over many thousands of years. Coal, natur..

The Earth contains many resources which are not being replaced. These resources which are not being replaced are called non-renewable sources. Amongst the most non-renewable resources are the three fossil fuels - coal, petroleum and natural gas. Fossil f..

In countries, where coal is easily available as compared to the rapidly depleting petroleum and natural gas, it is possible to avert the energy crisis by preparing petroleum and natural gas artificial..

India produces only half of the national requirement of petroleum products and it imports the rest from other countries. Natural gas is the most popular petroleum product. During last two decades, the consumption of natural gas resources have increased tenfold. We need to save f..

Sources of Hydrocarbons - Until the early years of the nineteenth century, only the plants and animals were the known sources of organic compounds. With the advent of the Industrial Revolution in Europe, fossil fuels like coal and petroleum gained prominence as the sources of or..

Petroleum occurs in nature, trapped between two layers of impervious (non-porous) rocks, usually under the sea. Natural gas collects above the surface of petroleum..