coal
Let an agent explain coal as a rock and fuel and its ranks and types, describe mining, use and trade, present environmental, health and policy issues with attribution, and support geology and history questions.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What coal is.
Formation
Formation and ranks.
Formation
Formation.
- How does coal form, and how are ranks from lignite to anthracite defined? definition
- Which rank or type is meant? boundary
Types
Types and components.
Types
Types.
- How do thermal and metallurgical coal differ, and what are petrographic components such as vitrain and durain? definition
- Which entry fits coal petrology? action
Industry Mining and use.
Mining
Mining.
Mining
Mining.
- How is coal mined, and what safety and health issues affect miners? provenance
- Which entry fits mining? action
Use
Use and trade.
Use
Use.
- How is coal used in power generation, steelmaking and other industries, and how is it traded? provenance
- Which entry fits energy statistics? action
Impact Environment and policy.
Environment
Environmental and health impact.
Environment
Environment.
- What are the environmental and health impacts of coal, according to scientific and health bodies? provenance
- Which entry fits air pollution? action
Policy
Policy debates.
Policy
Policy.
- What debates exist about phasing out coal and supporting affected communities, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn History and teaching.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did coal power industrialisation, and how has its role changed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can coal be taught in geology, energy and history? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.MAT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- vitreous coal, durain, Clarain, sapropelite, metallurgical coal, Densified coal, fusain, Refined coal, sub-bituminous coal, Vitrain
What it is Filled
A combustible black or brownish sedimentary rock formed from compressed plant remains over millions of years, ranked from lignite through sub-bituminous and bituminous coal to anthracite by carbon content, and classified petrographically into components such as vitrain, clarain, durain and fusain and into thermal coal for power and metallurgical coal for steelmaking; coal powered industrialisation, remains a major energy source, and is the largest single source of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain coal as a rock and fuel and its ranks and types, describe mining, use and trade, present environmental, health and policy issues with attribution, and support geology and history questions.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Carbon-rich
- Ranked
- Fossil fuel
- Emissions concern
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Store or handle coal where it can self-heat and catch fire unchecked.
- Understate the climate and health effects of burning coal.
- Help evade mine safety, emissions or reclamation rules.
- Burn coal indoors without ventilation where carbon monoxide can build up.
Only with a human decision
- Decisions to open, close or expand a coal mine or plant.
May
- Describe coal ranks, uses and production with sourced figures.
- Report emissions and air quality data related to coal use.
Moral aspects Filled
- Coal burning is a leading cause of climate change and air pollution deaths.
- Mining towns depend on coal jobs; transition affects their livelihoods.
Who is affected
- Miners
- People breathing polluted air
- Coal-dependent communities
Owners Filled
Steward
The holder of mining rights or stock; mining authorities licence extraction.
Master systems
- National mining cadastres
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q12748 - registry parent class
- Q1408429 - registry parent class
- Q82480 - registry parent class
related
- fossil fuel - category
- sedimentary rock - category
- global warming - emissions from coal
- locomotive - steam locomotives fuelled by coal
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.coal
- Wikidata: Q24489 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24489)
Direct properties required Filled
- Calorific value: MJ/kg - Measured by calorimetry with the reporting basis and gross or net value specified.
- Moisture content: % by mass - Determined from mass loss under a specified drying method and sample condition.
- Ash yield: % by mass - Determined by weighing the residue after combustion under specified laboratory conditions.
- Bulk density: kg/m3 - Measured as sample mass divided by occupied bulk volume with particle size and packing condition recorded.
Recognition required Filled
- Sedimentary rock from plant remains
- Lignite to anthracite; thermal and metallurgical
- Charcoal is made from wood; peat is the precursor; coke is processed coal
- Black or brown rock.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain ranks and types
- describe mining and use
- present environmental and policy issues
- support geology questions
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Mining accidents and disease
- Air pollution and emissions
- Partisan presentation of energy policy
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Coal classification standards
- Mining safety regulations
- Emissions and climate policies
Context of use required Filled
- Combustible sedimentary rock and fuel.
- lignite and sub-bituminous coal
- bituminous coal
- anthracite
- metallurgical coal
- coal petrographic components such as vitrain and durain
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q24489: coal - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Coal - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should coal mining be a separate entry?
- How should energy statistics be linked?
- How should policy sources be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q24489/spec.json