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UNINA9910829398003321 |
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Titolo |
The coal handbook : towards cleaner production. Volume 1, Coal production / / edited by Dave Osborne |
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Cambridge : , : Woodhead Publishing, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[1st edition] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxx, 755 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Woodhead publishing series in energy ; ; number 50 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Coal |
Coal mines and mining |
Coal trade |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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part I. Introduction and coal characterization -- part II. Coal extraction and preparation -- part III. Coal supply chain. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Coal is an important fossil fuel resource for many nations due to its large remaining resources, relatively low production and processing cost and potential high energy intensity. Certain issues surround its utilisation, however, including emissions of pollutants and growing concern about climate change. The coal handbook: Towards cleaner production Volume 1 reviews the coal production supply chain from analysis to extraction and distribution.Part one explores coal characterisation and introduces the industrial use of coal as well as coal formation, petrography, reserves, sampling and |
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