Harold Schobert

Chemistry of Fossil Fuels and Biofuels

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Discusses the formation, composition, properties and processing of the principal fossil and biofuels, ideal for graduate students and professionals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 502
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 1039g
• ISBN-13: 9780521114004
• ISBN-10: 0521114004
• Artikelnr.: 36138640

Autorenporträt

Harold H. Schobert is Professor Emeritus of Fuel Science, Pennsylvania State University, and Extraordinary Professor, Coal Research Group, North-West University. A recognized leading authority on energy technology, he has over 30 years of experience in teaching and research on fuel chemistry.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Fuels and the global carbon cycle
2. Catalysis, enzymes and proteins
3. Photosynthesis and the formation of polysaccharides
4. Ethanol
5. Plant oils and biodiesel
6. Composition and reactions of wood
7. Reactive intermediates
8. Formation of fossil fuels
9. Structure-property relationships among hydrocarbons
10. Composition, properties and processing of natural gas
11. Composition, properties and classification of petroleum
12. Petroleum distillation
13. Heterogeneous catalysis
14. Catalytic routes to gasoline
15. Middle distillate fuels
16. Thermal processing in refining
17. Composition, properties and classification of coals
18. The inorganic chemistry of coals
19. Production of synthetic gas
20. Gas treatment and shifting
21. Uses of synthetic gas
22. Direct production of liquid fuels from coal pyrolysis
23. Carbonization and coking of coal
24. Carbon products from fossil and biofuels
25. Carbon dioxide.