1.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00099102

Autore

MANNING, Clarence Augustus

Titolo

A Study of archaism in Euripides / Clarence August Manning

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Roma, : Bretschneider, 1978

Descrizione fisica

p. ;   cm

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910446321803321

Autore

Scragg A. H (Alan H.), <1943->

Titolo

Biofuels, production, application and development / / A.H. Scragg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, 2009

ISBN

1-282-49985-8

9786612499852

1-84593-727-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Disciplina

333.95/39

Soggetti

Biomass energy

Renewable energy sources

Biomass energy - Environmental aspects

Renewable energy sources - Environmental aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acronyms, Abbreviations and Units -- 1 Energy and Fossil Fuel Use -- 2 Consequences of Burning Fossil Fuel -- 3 Mitigation of Global Warming -- 4 Biological Solid Fuels -- 5 Gaseous Biofuels -- 6 Liquid Biofuels to Replace Petrol -- 7 Liquid Biofuels to Replace Diesel -- 8 The Benefits and Deficiencies of Biofuels



-- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Providing the world's growing population with its increasing demands for energy is a major challenge for science, business and society alike. Energy can be generated from many sources, but not all sources are suitable for every application. Much of today's technology has been built on solid, liquid and gaseous fuels derived from fossil sources. However, the supply of these is finite and their combustion produces carbon dioxide, one of the gases responsible for global warming. Therefore, alternative sources of energy are required which are renewable, sustainable and carbon neutral. This textbook explores the production of biofuels as alternatives to fossil fuels, focusing on the technological issues that need to be addressed for any new fuel source. Each type of biofuel currently in production is considered in detail, covering the benefits and problems with production and use and the potential for biological material to provide sufficient energy for the world's population - the principles on which future fuel development are based.