Carbon-Neutral Fuels and Energy Carriers (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Muradov, Nazim Z.; Veziroglu, T.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This authoritative work emphasizes the vital role of carbon-neutral energy sources, transportation fuels, and associated technologies for establishing a sustainable energy future. Each chapter draws on the insight of world-renowned experts in such diverse fields as photochemistry, fuel-generating enzymes, nuclear energy, and alternative fuel vehicles. The book covers renewable, nuclear, and decarbonized fossil energy; hydrogen fuel, biofuels, and synthetic fuels; and photochemical, thermochemical, electrochemical, and biological systems. It also analyzes the technical, economic, and environmental challenges hindering widespread commercial adoption of carbon-neutral technologies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040058787
• Artikelnr.: 72247694

Autorenporträt

Nazim Z. Muradov is a principal research scientist in the Florida Solar Energy Center at the University of Central Florida. He is a fellow and member of the board of directors of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE), a member of the board of trustees and scientific council of the Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies (IMDEA Energia), and an associate editor of the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. Dr. Muradov has authored more than 200 publications and 36 patents; one of his papers (co-authored with Dr. Vezirölu) is among the most cited research papers in the area of hydrogen economy. T. Nejat Vezirölu is the president of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy and professor emeritus at the University of Miami. He is also the founder and former editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. A fellow of the IMechE, ASME, and AAAS, Dr. Vezirölu has published more than 350 papers and scientific reports and has received numerous honors, including a nomination for the 2000 Nobel Prize in Economics, the Energy for Mankind Award, the I.V. Kurchatov Medal, and the Turkish Presidential Science Award.

Inhaltsangabe

Energy Options in a Carbon-Constrained World: An Advent of Carbon-Neutral
Technologies. Hydrogen Energy-Abundant, Efficient, Clean: A Debate over the
Energy-System-of-Change. Nuclear Power for the Production of Carbon-Free
Energy and Fuels. Solar Production of Fuels from Water and CO2. Efficient
Utilization of Solar, Wind, and Geothermal Energy Sources through Exergy
Analysis. Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Fuels. Energy Storage and
Other Ways of Handling Intermittent Energy Production from Renewable
Sources. Energy Bionics: The Bio-Analogue Strategy for a Sustainable Energy
Future. Synthetic Hydrocarbon Fuels from Lignocellulosic Biomass.
Fundamentals of Biohydrogen Production Processes. Photobiological and
Photobiomimetic Production of Solar Fuels. Fermentative Biofuels: Prospects
of Practical Application. Biofuels from Oily Biomass. Fossil Fuel
Decarbonization: In the Quest for Clean and Lasting Fossil Energy. Clean
Car Options for the Twenty-First Century. Index.