Synthetic Fuels Handbook: Properties, Process, and Performance
by: James G. Speight
Abstract: With costly oil prices, here is a timely guide on synthetic fuels. Synthetic Fuels Handbook educates you in the different properties, processes, and performance characteristics of synthetic energy sources. This comprehensive guide provides a thorough description and discussion of the concepts, systems, and technology involved in the production of these fuels on both an industrial and individual scale.
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Table of Contents
- A. PREFACE
- 1. FUEL SOURCES
- 2. NATURAL GAS
- 3. FUELS FROM PETROLEUM AND HEAVY OIL
- 4. FUELS FROM TAR SAND BITUMEN
- 5. FUELS FROM COAL
- 6. FUELS FROM OIL SHALE
- 7. FUELS FROM SYNTHESIS GAS
- 8. FUELS FROM BIOMASS
- 9. FUELS FROM CROPS
- 10. FUELS FROM WOOD
- 11. FUELS FROM DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE
- D. LANDFILL GAS
- A. DEFINITION AND PROPERTIES OF FUELS AND FEEDSTOCKS FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES
- B. COMPARISON OF THE PROPERTIES OF GASEOUS FUELS FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES
- C. COMPARISON OF THE PROPERTIES OF LIQUID FUELS FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES
- D. COMPARISON OF THE PROPERTIES OF SOLID FUELS FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES
- E. GLOSSARY
- F. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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- A. PREFACE
- 1. FUEL SOURCES
- 2. NATURAL GAS
- 3. FUELS FROM PETROLEUM AND HEAVY OIL
- 4. FUELS FROM TAR SAND BITUMEN
- 5. FUELS FROM COAL
- 6. FUELS FROM OIL SHALE
- 7. FUELS FROM SYNTHESIS GAS
- 8. FUELS FROM BIOMASS
- 9. FUELS FROM CROPS
- 10. FUELS FROM WOOD
- 11. FUELS FROM DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE
- D. LANDFILL GAS
- A. DEFINITION AND PROPERTIES OF FUELS AND FEEDSTOCKS FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES
- B. COMPARISON OF THE PROPERTIES OF GASEOUS FUELS FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES
- C. COMPARISON OF THE PROPERTIES OF LIQUID FUELS FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES
- D. COMPARISON OF THE PROPERTIES OF SOLID FUELS FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES
- E. GLOSSARY
- F. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Book Details
Title: Synthetic Fuels Handbook: Properties, Process, and Performance
Publisher: : New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New Delhi, San Juan, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto
Copyright / Pub. Date: 2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ISBN: 9780071490238
Authors:
James G. Speight
Ph.D., D.Sc., is a fuels consultant and visiting professor at both the University of Utah and the University of Trinidad and Tobago. He is recognized internationally as an expert in the characterization, properties, and processing of conventional and synthetic fuels. Dr. Speight is the author, editor, or compiler of more than 30 books related to fossil fuel processing and environmental issues, including Lange’s Handbook of Chemistry, Sixteenth Edition; Chemical Process and Design Handbook; and Perry’s Standard Tables and Formulas for Chemical Engineers, all available from McGraw-Hill.
Description: With costly oil prices, here is a timely guide on synthetic fuels. Synthetic Fuels Handbook educates you in the different properties, processes, and performance characteristics of synthetic energy sources. This comprehensive guide provides a thorough description and discussion of the concepts, systems, and technology involved in the production of these fuels on both an industrial and individual scale.
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