Chemistry of Fossil Fuels and Biofuels
Discusses the formation, composition, properties and processing of the principal fossil and biofuels, ideal for graduate students and professionals.
Saved in:
| Main Author | |
|---|---|
| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Cambridge, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
|
| Series | Cambridge series in chemical engineering.
|
| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9780511844188 0511844182 9781628705140 1628705140 9781139624404 1139624407 9781139615105 1139615106 9780521114004 0521114004 9781283943642 1283943646 9781139611381 1139611380 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xix, 480 pages) : illustrations |
Cover
Table of Contents:
- Fuels and the global carbon cycle
- Catalysis, enzymes, and proteins
- Photosynthesis and the formation of polysaccharides
- Ethanol
- Plant oils and biodiesel
- Composition and reactions of wood
- Reactive intermediates
- Formation of fossil fuels
- Structure-property relationships among hydrocarbons
- Composition, properties, and processing of natural gas
- Composition, classification, and properties of petroleum
- Petroleum distillation
- Heterogeneous catalysis
- Catalytic routes to gasoline
- Middle distillate fuels
- Thermal processing in refining
- Composition, properties, and classification of coals
- The inorganic chemistry of coals
- Production of synthesis gas
- Gas treatment and shifting
- Uses of synthesis gas
- Direct production of liquid fuels from coal
- Carbonization and coking of coal
- Carbon products from fossil and biofuels
- Carbon dioxide.