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Fossil fuel

A fossil fuel is a fuel formed by natural processes, such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms, containing organic molecules originating in ancient photosynthesis that release energy in combustion.

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Total Publications
Lifetime
6,510
Prior Five Years
1,791
Total Citations
Lifetime
106,720
Prior Five Years
22,361
Total Scholars
Lifetime
8,071
Prior Five Years
6,188

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