Fossil Energy

ISBN-13: 9781493997626 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 548 str.

Opis

Fossil Energy provides an authoritative reference on all aspects of this key resource, which currently represents nearly 85% of global energy consumption. Gathering 18 peer-reviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, the chapters provide comprehensive, yet concise coverage of fundamentals and current areas of research. Written by recognized authorities in the field, this volume represents an essential resource for scientists and engineers working on the development of energy resources, fossil or alternative, and reflects the essential role of energy supplies in supporting a sustainable future. In today's global and technological society, sustenance must be viewed in the context of the modern economy, which is turn is inextricably linked to the use of energy. Among the many updates in this new edition, a chapter on carbon tax and cap-and-trade measures to curb emissions reflects this continued economic dependence on carbon-based energy use.

Spis treści

1.  Fossil Energy, Introduction
2.  Oil And Natural Gas: Global Resources
3.  Petroleum and Oil Sands Exploration and Production
4.  Petroleum Refining and Environmental Control and Environmental Effects
5.  Oil Shale Processing, Chemistry and Technology
6.  Developments in Internal Combustion Engines
7.  Alaska Gas Hydrate Research and Field Studies
8.  Gas to Liquids Technologies
9.  Coal and Peat: Global Resources and Future Supply
10.  Coal Preparation
11. Coal to Liquids Technologies
12.  Mining Industries and their Sustainable Management
13.  CO2 Reduction and Coal-Based Electricity Generation
14.  Pulverized Coal-Fired Boilers and Pollution Control
15.  Natural Gas Power
16.  CO2 Capture and Sequestration
17.  Economic Measures to Curb GHG Emissions: Carbon Tax and Cap-and-Trade
18.   Use of Simulations to Reduce Pollutant Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants

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O autorze

Ripudaman Malhotra completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1979 at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, and both M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Chemistry in 1973 and 1971, respectively, at Delhi University, India. He was a research chemist at SRI International from 1979 to 2015 (retired), and during his 36-year tenure at SRI, he worked extensively on the chemistry of processing fossil fuels. His detailed mechanistic studies of these systems have resulted in innovative processes that achieve desired product selectivity and increased efficiency. As someone deeply engaged in energy research, he was acutely aware of the looming energy crisis, which was being exacerbated by the potential of global climate change. He broadened his research interests into studying alternate resources such as biomass and application of biotechnology in the areas of energy, chemicals, and the environment. In 2005, he joined Hew Crane and Ed Kinderman to co-author A Cubic Mile of Oil: The Looming Energy Crisis and Options for Averting It, which was published by the Oxford University press in 2010.Among his technical works are 100 papers in archival literature, co-authorship of a book on nitrations, the editing of a book on combinatorial materials development, and co-editorship of a book on advanced materials. He is a section editor of Encyclopedia of Sustainable Science and Technology and an active member of the Energy and Fuels Division of the American Chemical Society. In 2005, he was named an SRI Fellow, the highest award SRI bestows on its employees for excellence in research, and in 2018, he was named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society. He was honored with Storch Award in Fuel Sciences, Energy and Fuels Division, American Chemical Society, in 2015; Glenn Award, Division of Fuel Chemistry, American Chemical Society, in 1991; and Newcomb Cleveland Prize, American Association for the Advancement of Science, in 1987.