In reply to Wesley Bruce's message of Sun, 18 Feb 2007 22:56:42 +1100: Hi, [snip] >Most of the energy in coal is in the hydrogen bonds not the >carbon to carbon bonds. [snip] There is very little hydrogen in coal (much more in oil), so I think you need to prove this point Wesley. Furthermore, even in oil, more energy is derived from the formation of CO2 than from the formation of water.
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Competition (capitalism) provides the motivation, Cooperation (communism) provides the means.
