The energy industry is undergoing a transformation to reduce carbon emissions and combat global warming. There's growing consensus that electric power and synthetic fuels should rely less on fossil fuels, with significant efforts toward renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydrogen. Similarly, synthetic fuels-crucial for heating, cooling, power, and long-distance transmission-must shift to carbon-neutral sources such as biomass, water, and recycled CO2. This book explores sustainable methods for producing synthetic fuels from these sources. It emphasizes the need for hydrogen and biofuel-based economies, which require the development of syngas, ammonia, methanol, and biofuels like biogas, bio-ethanol, and bio-diesel. Though many processes are not yet commercially viable, continued research and development will make them feasible. A shift from fossil fuels to hydrogen and bio-based solutions is essential for a carbon-neutral future.
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Newcastle upon Tyne
Großbritannien
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Höhe: 212 mm
Breite: 148 mm
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978-1-0364-4690-1 (9781036446901)
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Dr Y.T. Shah earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan, US, and MS and ScD in Chemical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US. He has more than 50 years of academic and industrial experience in energy-related areas. He was the chairman of the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, dean of the College of Engineering at University of Tulsa and Drexel University, chief research officer at Clemson University, provost and chief academic officer at Missouri University of Science and Technology and University of Central Missouri and Provost and chief operating officer at the Norfolk State University, all in the US. Dr Shah has written fifteen books related to energy and published more than 250 refereed reviews, book chapters, and research technical publications in the areas of energy, environment and reaction engineering. He is an active consultant to numerous industries and government organizations in the energy field.
