They all landed in the depths of soil and water one by one, and expected to be processed. Well, how did these remnants turn into resources carrying fire today?

The answer lies in a secret that the time is patiently knitted. Pressure, heat and darkness… Of course it wasn’t as easy as we said. Let’s see how this process progressed?

The formation of fossil fuels covers a complex process that lasts millions of years.

This process is based on the life cycles of the vegetation of organic substances in the world and the sea creatures. Everything begins when primitive plants and microorganisms live. Initially, these plants and marine organisms use photosynthesis using sunlight, receive carbon dioxide and produce organic elements. These elements are buried in the base of oceans, swamps and seas when they die with time.

However, this organic equipment must have passed millions of years to turn into fossil fuels. In this process, the elements left behind by the creatures that died, before the peat and low oxygenous environments such as the disruption of an anaerobic environment begins to deteriorate. This deterioration process continues with the slow coating of organic equipment with minerals and sand.

Over time, the pressure on it increases, which allows plant residues to be compressed and heavy carbon -strong materials.

In a long period of time, these equipment can turn into solid fossil fuels for coal or liquid and gas forms for oil and natural gas. Coal occurs in the first stage of these processes by compressing the heavy vegetation. Plant residues accumulated in the depths of the swamps remain in an oxygen -free environments for a long time and turn into organic issues for peat and lignite.

These organic substances are exposed to more pressure and temperature as the truth progresses to the depths of the earth’s crust; This becomes coal by leading to an increase in carbon density. Once, oil and natural gas start with the burial of marine organisms.

The origin of fossil fuels makes them different from other power sources.

On the contrary of the sun, wind and water, fossil fuels are accumulated as a result of natural processes and are stuck and aggravated in the depths of the surface of the world. This feature makes fossil fuels quite efficient; A small fossil fuel can produce a large power.

This heavy power potential brings with it environmental influences. Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere as a result of the burning of fossil fuels are one of the factors that change the climate stability of the planet.

The use of fossil fuels gained speed with the industrial revolution and became a worldwide power source. The use of coal, oil and natural gas in the industrial field made a great contribution to the modernization and economic development of societies. However, in addition to these benefits, the environmental destruction caused by fossil fuels began to be seen more.

The result of fossil fuels burning and pollutants released from these sources. In the future, to turn to sustainable power supplies in the future is a great importance for our ecological future.

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