Fossil Energy Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Malhotra, Ripudaman (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Energy.; Fossil fuels.; Geology > Statistical methods.; Electric power production.; Nature conservation.; Sustainable development.; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).; Energy Technology.; Quantitative Geology.; Sustainable Development.; Nature Conservation.

The word sustainability shares its root with sustenance. In the context of modern society, sustenance is inextricably linked to the use of energy.  Fossil Energy provides an authoritative reference on all aspects of this key resource, which currently contributes to nearly 85% of global energy consum...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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
• 10.  Coal Preparation
• 11. Coal to Liquids
• 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
• Index.