Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-326) and index.
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.
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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Methanol as fuel. Methanol industry. Methanol industry--Environmental aspects. Methanol industry--Economic aspects. Methanol fuel industry. Energy industries. Energy industries--Environmental aspects. Synthetic fuels industry. Renewable energy sources. Energieversorgung--Erneuerbare Energien--Methanol. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Power Resources--Alternative & Renewable.