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Combustion and the environment. Prepared by Michael Asheim. What Is combustion?. Think of as many examples of combustion as you can. What does combustion help us do?. Combustion is useful to make our lives more comfortable Cars burn Gasoline Burning Coal makes electricity
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Combustion and the environment Prepared by Michael Asheim
What Is combustion? • Think of as many examples of combustion as you can.
What does combustion help us do? • Combustion is useful to make our lives more comfortable • Cars burn Gasoline • Burning Coal makes electricity • We burn natural gas to heat our homes and heat our water • Can you think of any more?
What else does combustion do ? • It produces gases that are put into the atmosphere • H20, CO2, NOx, SOx
How is your environment affected by combustion? • Working in your groups, List the ways the ways combustion affects the environment
Summarize • What do you gain from combustion that makes your life better? • How does combustion negatively affect the environment?