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1035034
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b789404
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Olah, George A., (George Andrew),1927-2017.
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| Title & Author
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Beyond oil and gas : : the methanol economy /\ George A. Olah, Alain Goeppert, and G.K. Surya Prakash.
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| Edition Statement
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2nd updated and enl. ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Weinheim :: Wiley-VCH,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (xvi, 334 pages) :: illustrations, 1 map
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1282302477
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: 3527627812
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: 9781282302471
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: 9783527627813
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: 9783527644636
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: 9786612302473
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3527324224
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3527627804
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9783527324224
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9783527627806
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-326) and index.
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| Contents
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Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy; Contents; Preface to the Second Updated Edition; Acronyms and Initialisms; Units and their Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 History of Coal in the Industrial Revolution and Beyond; 3 History of Petroleum Oil and Natural Gas; 4 Fossil Fuel Resources and Their Use; 5 Diminishing Oil and Natural Gas Reserves; 6 The Continuing Need for Carbon Fuels, Hydrocarbons and their Products; 7 Fossil Fuels and Climate Change; 8 Renewable Energy Sources and Atomic Energy; 9 The Hydrogen Economy and its Limitations; 10 The "Methanol Economy": General Aspects.
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The world is currently consuming about 85 million barrels of oil a day, and about two-thirds as much natural gas equivalent, both derived from non-renewable natural sources. In the foreseeable future, our energy needs will come from any available alternate source. Methanol is one such viable alternative, and also offers a convenient solution for efficient energy storage on a large scale. In this updated and enlarged edition, renowned chemists discuss in a clear and readily accessible manner the pros and cons of humankind's current main energy sources, while providing new ways to overcome obsta.
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Energy industries-- Environmental aspects.
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Energy industries.
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Methanol as fuel.
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Methanol fuel industry.
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Methanol industry-- Economic aspects.
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Methanol industry-- Environmental aspects.
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Methanol industry.
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Renewable energy sources.
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Synthetic fuels industry.
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Energy industries-- Environmental aspects.
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Energy industries.
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Methanol as fuel.
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Methanol fuel industry.
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Methanol industry.
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Renewable energy sources.
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Synthetic fuels industry.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Power Resources-- Alternative Renewable.
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| Dewey Classification
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333.794
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HD9502.5.M472O42 2009
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Goeppert, Alain,1974-
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Prakash, G. K. Surya.
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