LEADER 03313nam 2200637 450 001 9910139778003321 005 20220625180945.0 010 $a3-527-64463-6 010 $a1-282-30247-7 010 $a9786612302473 010 $a3-527-62780-4 010 $a3-527-62781-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000799118 035 $a(EBL)481462 035 $a(OCoLC)587391600 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000335161 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11215140 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000335161 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10271821 035 $a(PQKB)11426141 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC481462 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6735500 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6735500 035 $a(OCoLC)1273981504 035 $a(PPN)223602876 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000799118 100 $a20220625d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBeyond oil and gas $ethe methanol economy /$fGeorge A. Olah, Alain Goeppert and G. K. Surya Prakash 205 $a2nd ed. 210 1$aWeinheim, Germany :$cWiley-VCH,$d[2009] 210 4$dİ2009 215 $a1 online resource (352 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-527-32422-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBeyond 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 327 $a11 Methanol and Dimethyl Ether as Fuels and Energy Carriers12 Production of Methanol: From Fossil Fuels and Bio-Sources to Chemical Carbon Dioxide Recycling; 13 Methanol-Based Chemicals, Synthetic Hydrocarbons and Materials; 14 Conclusions and Outlook; References; For Further Reading and Information; Index 330 $aThe 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 606 $aMethanol industry$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aMethanol industry$xEconomic aspects. 676 $a333.793 700 $aOlah$b George A$g(George Andrew),$f1927-2017,$016147 702 $aGoeppertand$b Alain 702 $aPrakash$b G. K. Surya 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910139778003321 996 $aBeyond oil and gas$91960582 997 $aUNINA