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Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass: Technological Status, Costs, and Environmental Impacts (America's Energy Future)
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Paperback. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: KNBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1179.
The transportation sector cannot continue on its current path: The volatility of oil prices threatens the U.S. economy, the large proportion of oil importation threatens U.S. energy security, and the massive contribution of greenhouse gases threatens the environment. The development of domestic sources of alternative transportation fuels with lower greenhouse emissions is now a national imperative. Coal and biomass are in abundant supply in the United States and can be converted to liquid fuels that can be combusted in existing and future vehicles. Their abundant supply makes them attractive candidates to provide non-oil-based liquid fuels to the U.S. transportation system. ... Read more
The transportation sector cannot continue on its current path: The volatility of oil prices threatens the U.S. economy, the large proportion of oil importation threatens U.S. energy security, and the massive contribution of greenhouse gases threatens the environment. The development of domestic sources of alternative transportation fuels with lower greenhouse emissions is now a national imperative. Coal and biomass are in abundant supply in the United States and can be converted to liquid fuels that can be combusted in existing and future vehicles. Their abundant supply makes them attractive candidates to provide non-oil-based liquid fuels to the U.S. transportation system. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
National Academies Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
388
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780309137126
SKU
V9780309137126
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