James G. Speight

The Chemistry and Technology of Coal (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

The Chemistry and Technology of Coal, Third Edition covers the relationship of coal industry processes with environmental regulations, as well as the effects of combustion products on the atmosphere. It introduces the science of coal, beginning with its formation in the ground, leading to the production of a wide variety of products and petrochemical intermediates in the twenty-first century. The book is designed for scientists, engineers, and students engaged in the coal and/or catalyst manufacturing industry looking for a general overview or update on the science of coal.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040059098
• Artikelnr.: 72280110

Autorenporträt

Dr. James G. Speight is a senior fuel and environmental consultant with more than 45 years of experience in thermal/process chemistry, thermodynamics, refining of petroleum, heavy oil, and tar sand bitumen, and physics of crude with emphasis on distillation, visbreaking, coking units, and oil-rock or oil catalyst interactions. He earned B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Manchester, England. He is the author of more than 45 books in petroleum science, petroleum engineering, and environmental sciences and has considerable expertise in evaluating new technologies for patentability and commercial application.
Although his career was focused predominantly in the commercial world, Dr. Speight has served as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemical and Fuels Engineering at the University of Utah and in the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Wyoming. In addition he was a Visiting Professor in Chemical Engineering at the following universities: the University of Missouri-Columbia, the Technical University of Denmark, and the University of Trinidad and Tobago.
He is recognized internationally as an expert in the characterization, properties, and processing of conventional and synthetic fuels and as a chemist with more than Speight is currently Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology (Taylor & Francis Publishers), Energy Sources-Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (Taylor & Francis Publishers), Energy Sources-Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy (Taylor & Francis Publishers), and Journal of Sustainable Energy Engineering (Scrivener publishing).
As a result of his work, he was awarded the Diploma of Honor, National Petroleum Engineering Society, for outstanding contributions to the petroleum industry in 1995 and the Gold Medal of Russian Academy of Sciences (Natu

Inhaltsangabe

Character and Properties: Occurrence and Resources. Classification. An
Organic Sediment. An Organic Rock. Recovery. Preparation, Transportation,
and Storage. Mineral Matter. Coal Analysis. Coal Properties. Organic
Constituents. Solvent Extraction. Chemical Reactivity. Thermal Reactivity.
Technology and Utilization: Combustion. Electric Power Generation.
Carbonization. Briquetting and Pelletizing. Liquefaction. Liquefaction
Processes. Gasification. Gasification Processes. Clean Coal Technologies.
Gas Cleaning. Chemicals from Coal. Environmental Aspects of Coal Use. Coal
and Energy Security. Glossary. Index.