Alcohol Fuels: Policies, Production, and Potential

ISBN-13: 9780367018917 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 288 str.

Doann Houghton-alico

Opis

Since the 1973 OPEC oil crisis, the rise of imported crude oil prices, and the questionable availability of petroleum supplies, the United States has been forced to investigate liquid-fuel alternatives. Alcohol fuels, including methanol and ethanol, offer the most realistic near-term potential as gasoline extenders or substitutes. This book is the

Spis treści

Also of Interest -- Preface -- Policy Issues -- Methanol -- Ethanol -- Butanol -- Uses of Alcohol Fuels -- Current Research and Development -- Legislation -- International Alcohol Fuel Production -- Appendix: Technical Reference Data

O autorze

Doann Houghton-Alico, president of Technical Information Associates, Inc., is coauthor of Fuel From Farms: A Guide to Small-Scale Ethanol Production published by the Solar Energy Research Institute/ Department of Energy. Her previous positions include project consultant to government and research institutions, and public interest lobbyist and legislative analyst in Washington, D.C.