Recenze Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy

Dedication Preface 1. Introduction 2. Coal in the Industrial Revolution and Beyond 3. History of Petroleum Oil and Natural Gas 4. Fossil Fuel Resources and Their Use 5. Oil and Natural Gas Reserves and their Limits 6. The Continuing Need for Hydrocarbons Fuels and 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 11. Methanol and Dimethyl Ether as Fuels and Energy Carriers 12. Production of Methanol From Still Available Fossil Fuel Resources 13. Production of Renewable Methanol and DME from Biomass and Through Carbon Capture and Recycling 14. Methanol-Based Chemicals, Synthetic Hydrocarbons and Materials 15. Conclusion and Outlook Further Reading and Information References Index schovat popis