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Synthetic Fuels Handbook:

Properties, Process, and Performance
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McGraw Hill Professional, Jan 1, 2008 - Technology & Engineering - 532 pages

Capitalize on the Vast Potential of Alternative Energy Sources Such as Fuel Cells and Biofuels

"Synthetic Fuels Handbook" is a comprehensive guide to the benefits and trade-offs of numerous alternative fuels, presenting expert analyses of the different properties, processes, and performance characteristics of each fuel. It discusses the concept systems and technology involved in the production of fuels on both industrial and individual scales.

Written by internationally renowned fuels expert James G. Speight, this vital resource describes the production and properties of fuels from natural gas and natural gas hydrates...tar sand bitumen...coal...oil shale...synthesis gas...crops...wood sources...biomass...industrial and domestic waste...landfill gas...and much more. Using both U.S. and SI units, "Synthetic Fuels Handbook" features: Information on conventional and nonconventional fuel sourcesDiscussion of the production of alternative fuels on both industrial andindividual scalesAnalyses of properties and uses of gaseous, liquid, and solid fuels fromdifferent sourcesComparison of properties of alternative fuels with petroleum-based fuels

Discover All the Benefits and Trade-Offs of Synthetic Fuels- Fuel sources: conventional and nonconventional - Natural gas and natural gas hydrates - Petroleum and heavy oil - Tar sand bitumen - Coal - Oil shale - Synthesis gas - Crops - Wood sources - Biomass - Industrial and domestic waste - Landfill gas - Comparison of the properties and uses of gaseous fuels from different sources - Comparison of the properties and uses of liquid fuels from different sources - Comparison of the properties and uses of solid fuels from different sources

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Contents

Chapter 2 Natural Gas
27
Chapter 3 Fuels from Petroleum and Heavy Oil
63
Chapter 4 Fuels from Tar Sand Bitumen
103
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JAMES SPEIGHT is the author/editor/compiler of MORE THAN TWENTY books and bibliographies related to fossil fuel processing and environmental issues. As a result of his work, Dr. Speight was awarded the Diploma of Honor, National Petroleum Engineering Society, for Outstanding Contributions in the Petroleum Industry in 1995 and the Gold Medal of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences for Outstanding Work. He was also awarded the Degree of Doctor of Science from the Russian Petroleum Research Institute in St. Petersburg.

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