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Synthetic Fuels Handbook

James Speight

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English
McGraw-Hill Education
17 August 2020
A fully updated, comprehensive guide to synthetic and alternative energy technologies Thoroughly reorganized and revised to cover today’s essential topics, this practical resource discusses the benefits and trade-offs of a wide range of alternative fuels and energy sources. The handbook offers expert analyses of fuel properties, processes, and performance characteristics as well as in-depth discussions of gaseous, liquid, and solid synthetic fuels.  Synthetic Fuels Handbook: Properties, Process, and Performance, Second Edition, features clear, practical explanations of the latest concepts, systems, and technologies. The book covers the production of synthetic fuels on both industrial and individual scales. You will get full details on 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 more. •Compares alternative fuels with petroleum-based counterparts•U.S. and SI units are used throughout•Written by an internationally recognized fuels expert and experienced author

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Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Education
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Height: 244mm,  Width: 196mm,  Spine: 31mm
Weight:   980g
ISBN:   9781260128963
ISBN 10:   1260128962
Pages:   464
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

James Speight from Laramie, WY is the author of 20 books and bibliographies relating to fossil fuel processing and environmental issues. He was awarded the Diploma of Honor, National Petroleum Engineering Society, for outstanding contributions to the petroleum industry in 1995.

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