Handbook of alternative fuel technologies

• Other Authors: Lee, Sunggyu (Editor), Speight, James G. (Editor), Loyalka, S. K. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2015.; ©2015
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Series: Green chemistry and chemical engineering.
• Subjects: Fuel > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Fuel switching > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Power resources > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781466594579; 1466594578; 9781523108114; 1523108118; 9780429167751; 042916775X; 9781466594562; 146659456X
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 684 pages) : illustrations

While strides are being made in the research and development of environmentally acceptable and more sustainable alternative fuels-including efforts to reduce emissions of air pollutants associated with combustion processes from electric power generation and vehicular transportation-fossil fuel resou...

Table of Contents:

• Front Cover; Contents; Series Statement; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Global and U.S. Energy Overview; Chapter 2: Gasification of Coal; Chapter 3: Clean Liquid Fuels from Coal; Chapter 4: Coal Slurry Fuel; Chapter 5: Liquid Fuels from Natural Gas; Chapter 6: Resids; Chapter 7: Liquid Fuels from Oil Sand; Chapter 8: Shale Oil from Oil Shale; Chapter 9: Shale Gas and Shale Fuel; Chapter 10: Methanol Synthesis from Syngas; Chapter 11: Ethanol from Corn; Chapter 12: Ethanol from Lignocellulosics; Chapter 13: Biodiesel; Chapter 14: Algae Fuel.
• Chapter 15: Thermochemical Conversion of BiomassChapter 16: Energy Generation from Waste Sources; Chapter 17: Geothermal Energy; Chapter 18: Nuclear Energy; Chapter 19: Fuel Cells; Back Cover.