Synthetic Fuels Handbook

Title: Synthetic Fuels Handbook
Author: James Speight
ISBN: 007149023X / 9780071490238
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 422
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Year: 2008
Availability: In Stock

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Synthetic Fuels Handbook is a comprehensive guide to the benefits and trade-offs of numerous alternative fuels, presenting expert analyses of the different properties, processes, and performance characteristics of each fuel. It discusses the concept systems and technology involved in the production of fuels on both industrial and individual scales.
 

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Preface

Chapter 1 : Fuel Sources - Conventional and Non-conventional
Chapter 2 : Natural Gas
Chapter 3 : Fuels From Petroleum and Heavy Oil
Chapter 4 : Fuels From Tar Sand Bitumen
Chapter 5 : Fuels From Coal
Chapter 6 : Fuels From Oil Shale
Chapter 7 : Fuels From Synthesis Gas
Chapter 8 : Fuels From Biomass
Chapter 9 : Fuels From Crops
Chapter 10 : Fuels From Wood
Chapter 11 : Fuels From Domestic and Industrial Waste
Chapter 12 : Landfill Gas

Appendix
Glossary
Index