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Discovered in 1790 in Pennsylvania, as of today the original site is still considered the largest worldwide.
It takes 250 million years for anthracite to be formed, a mineral consisting of vegetable debris over which successive layers of earth are compressed.
Composition of compost of 92% carbon, ash, some volatile substances, and a minimal part of sulphur, less then 0.05%.
Clean, economical, and efficient, well known for it’s heating properties, it was used long before other heating sources such as gas, oil, and electricity.
With anthracite you get your money’s worth!
The cost of anthracite per million BTU makes this source of energy one of the cheapest on the market.
Anthracite reserves in Pennsylvania are predicted to last for at least the next 500 years.
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Compare the cost of anthracite with other types of fuel.
"Anthracite creates no pollution and keeps your chimney always clean. It is a high concentrated type of coal considered as one of the cleanest fuels, producing no soot nor tar.
Caution: Cannot be used in a conventional wood stove.
With this type of fuel chimney maintenance is minimal , since no creosote can create a chimney fire.
Anthracite exceeds gas, oil, wood and pellets in heating efficiency, not to be compared with bitumen, coal or lignite coal, which are ranked much lower than anthracite.
Air pollution and acid rain would be reduced if the use of anthracite would be more popular.
Its high carbon and low sulphur contents rank anthracite as one of the cleanest heating fuels,
furthermore, anthracite burns slowly without smoke or smell giving out BTU’s in abundance.
A good example of it’s cleanliness: it is used to filter water; anthracite is also one of the safest fuels to store. "
- Roland Turgeon, Instructor and Speaker at EducExpert.
From: Firefighters of Quebec website, www.flamexpert.com , with the authorization of the website manager.
