1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910164038703321

Titolo

Bacillus : cellular and molecular biology / / edited by Peter Graumann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Norfolk, UK : , : Caister Academic Press, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

1-910190-58-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (480 pages)

Disciplina

579.362

Soggetti

Bacillus (Bacteria)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910790013103321

Autore

Cook P. J

Titolo

Clean energy, climate and carbon [[electronic resource] /] / Peter J. Cook

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Collingwood, Vic., : CSIRO Pub.

Leiden, : CRC, c2012

ISBN

1-280-12849-6

9786613532374

0-643-10682-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Disciplina

333.79

344.2404/6342

Soggetti

Geological carbon sequestration

Carbon dioxide mitigation

Greenhouse gas mitigation

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. 195-210) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The context; Climate change science: the controversies; Global and national efforts to take action on climate change; About this book; 2 CO2 and climate change; Greenhouse gases; The nature of carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide and earth's history; Weather versus climate; Causes of pre-human climate change; Distinguishing natural climate change from anthropogenic climate change; Sea level change as evidence for global warming; Global warming and extreme weather events; Act now or later?; Conclusions; 3 Where and why are we producing so much CO2?

The production and use of energy and its impacts on CO2 emissions: an overviewThe use of fossil fuels; Two key sectors: electricity production and transport; Conclusions; 4 Technology options for decreasing CO2 emissions; Solar energy; Wind power; Hydroelectric power; Ocean energy; Biomass; Geothermal energy; Nuclear power; Sequestering CO2 through carbon capture and storage (CCS); Conclusion; 5 The mitigation mix; Population growth and the energy mix; Biofuels in the mix; Land requirements of different technologies; Energy and water; Renewable energy in the energy mix

Non renewable energy in the energy mixThe energy mix in the medium to long term; Conclusions; 6 Where and how can we capture CO2?; Directly removing CO2 from the atmosphere; Capturing CO2 emitted from various sources; CCS and gas production; CCS and coal and gas-fired power generation; Post combustion capture; CCS and gasification; CCS and industrial processes emitting CO2; Technologies for separating CO2 from emissions; Conclusions; 7 How can we transport CO2?; Key issues in transportation of CO2 via pipelines; CO2 transportation by road, rail and sea; Reducing transportation costs: CO2 hubs

Conclusion8 Storing CO2; Why geological storage over other forms of storage?; Identifying suitable geological CO2 storage sites: sedimentary basins; Features of a sedimentary basin that may make it suitable for storage; Storage of CO2 in depleted oil and gas fields; Storage in deep saline aquifers; Storage in coals; Storage in basalts; Storage in serpentinites; Assessing storage capacity; National assessments of storage potential; Conclusions; 9 How do we know CCS will be effective?; The nature of risk assessment; Geological risk; Existing natural gas storage facilities

Natural accumulations of CO2Knowledge derived from large scale commercial CO2 storage projects; Location-specific risk assessment: characterising the site; The risks of earthquakes; The risk to groundwater; Monitoring; The regulatory regime; A 'social licence' for CCS?; 10 The cost of clean energy; The interplay of costs; The costs of capturing CO2 emissions from non-power sources; Transport and associated costs; Storage costs; Indicative total costs for CCS; Cost estimates derived from operational CCS activities; Costing uncertainty; Comparison costing; Conclusions

11 The technology and the politics of clean energy

Sommario/riassunto

Outlines the global challenge of decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.



3.

Record Nr.

UNISANNIOAQ10052463

Titolo

Programmable assembly / edited by Wilfred B. Heginbotham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bedford (UK), : IFS

Berlin ; New York, : Springer-Verlag, 1984

ISBN

0387134794

0903608650

3540134794

Descrizione fisica

349 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Collana

International trends in manufacturing technology

Disciplina

670.42

670.427

Soggetti

Elaboratori elettronici - Impiego nell'industria manifatturiera

Prodotti industriali - Sperimentazione - Controllo di qualità

Prodotti industriali - Progettazione - Organizzazione

Prodotti industriali - Montaggio - Automazione

Collocazione

SALA DING 670.42                  PROA

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia