Rethinking Coal: Chemicals and Carbon-Based Materials in the 21st Century

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Harold Schobert (Professor of Fuel Science, Professor of Fuel Science, Penn State University)

Rethinking Coal

Chemicals and Carbon-Based Materials in the 21st Century

Harold Schobert (Professor of Fuel Science, Professor of Fuel Science, Penn State University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
26 February 2023

Energy & natural resources law; Chemistry; Solid state chemistry; Environmental science, engineering & technology

Rethinking Coal: Chemicals and Carbon-Based Materials in the 21st Century is a timely presentation of the current uses and future impacts of coal and coal technologies.

Three decades ago, coal was the dominant source of electricity generation in the U.S. and the recipient of moderate research efforts in the synthetic fuels arena. In recent years, though coal is still heavily discussed in the media, the focus has shifted towards the ill effects that coal mining and combustion have on the environment. As it is likely that we will have to rely on coal for a major share of electricity generation for decades to come, it is increasingly important to understand the current issues that surround coal, as well as future prospects for developing or applying coal technologies that have lesser impacts on the environment. In this book, author Harold Schobert discusses the current uses and future impacts of coal and coal technologies. Rethinking Coal: Chemicals and Carbon-Based Materials in the 21st Century provides an overview of how coal formed eons ago; the basic properties of coal and differences among the many kinds of coals; the ways coal is currently used in the world; new and emerging technologies for using coal, including prospects for using coal as a source of valuable chemicals and carbon materials rather than burning it; and the impacts of coal use on the environment including CO2 emissions and global climate change, as well as the various practices of coal mining. Rethinking Coal presents the environmental, technical, and economic advantages and disadvantages of various applications of coal, without disparaging or supporting its use.

By: Harold Schobert (Professor of Fuel Science Professor of Fuel Science Penn State University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 164mm, Width: 237mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780199767083
ISBN 10: 0199767084
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 26 February 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Acknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 Classification 3 Coalification 4 Structure 5 Minerals 6 Mining 7 Preparation 8 Electricity 9 Environment 10 Coke 11 Gasification 12 Synthesis 13 Liquefaction 14 Competition 15 Climate 16 Chemicals 17 Carbons 18 W(h)ither? Appendix Glossary Bibliographic Essay

Harold Schobert has been a Professor of Fuel Science at Penn State University for 25 years, also at times being chair of the Fuel Science academic program and director of the EMS Energy Institute. He has been a visiting professor at North-West University in South Africa, as well as universities in Japan and Turkey. Previously, while at the University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center, Schobert occasionally taught a chemical engineering course in coal technology. His teaching career began as a temporary instructor in the chemistry department at Iowa State University.