Unconventional fossil-based fuels [[electronic resource] ] : economic and environmental trade-offs / / Michael Toman ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910220081103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Corporation, c2008
• ISBN: 1-282-03326-3; 9786612033261; 0-8330-4641-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (97 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): TomanMichael A
• Disciplina: 333.79; 333.79/68; 333.7968
• Soggetti: Petroleum engineering; Heavy oil; Oil sands; Coal liquefaction
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-72).
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; Background; Technical Approach; Organization of This Report; CHAPTER TWO- History and Context of Unconventional Fossil-Resource Development; Past U.S. Efforts to Promote Synfuels; Policy Drivers for Unconventional Fossil-Based Fuels: Greenhouse-Gas Emissions and Energy Security; CHAPTER THREE- Carbon Capture and Storage for Unconventional Fuels; Carbon-Dioxide Capture; Carbon-Dioxide Transport; Carbon-Dioxide Storage; CHAPTER FOUR- Oil Sands and Synthetic Crude Oil; Overview of the ResourceNorth American Oil Sands; Methods of Extracting and Upgrading Oil Sands; Potential Constraints on Oil-Sand Production; Carbon-Dioxide Production, Capture, and Storage; Unit Costs for Oil-Sand Production; CHAPTER FIVE- Coal-to-Liquids Production; The Coal Resource Base Relative to Coal-to-Liquids Production Needs; Liquid-Fuel Production via Indirect Liquefaction of Coal; Methanol-to-Gasoline; Potential Constraints on Production of ; Coal-to-Liquid Fuels; Carbon-Dioxide Production and Capture for Coal-to-Liquids; Potential Future Unit Production Costs for Coal-to-Liquids; CHAPTER SIX- Competitiveness of Unit Production Costs for Synthetic Crude Oiland Coal-to-LiquidsOil Sands; Coal to Liquids; Incorporating Energy-Security Costs; CHAPTER SEVEN- Conclusions; Synthesis of the Cost-Competitiveness Analysis; Broader Conclusions and Implications; References
• Sommario/riassunto: RAND researchers assess potential future production levels and costs, greenhouse gases, and other environmental implications of fuels derived from oil sands and via coal liquefaction relative to conventional petroleum-based transportation fuels.