LEADER 03932oam 2200565I 450 001 9910789011903321 005 20230803201918.0 010 $a0-429-10192-9 010 $a1-4665-7533-6 024 7 $a10.1201/b16687 035 $a(CKB)3710000000093607 035 $a(EBL)1562093 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001131415 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11674005 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001131415 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11141981 035 $a(PQKB)10761431 035 $a(OCoLC)873137712 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1562093 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000093607 100 $a20180331h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChemistry of sustainable energy /$fNancy E. Carpenter 210 1$aBoca Raton :$cCRC Press,$d[2014] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (424 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-46529-1 311 $a1-4665-7532-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. 327 $aFront Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Author; Introduction; Chapter 1: Energy Basics; Chapter 2: Fossil Fuels; Chapter 3: Thermodynamics; Chapter 4: Polymers and Sustainable Energy; Chapter 5: Catalysis and Hydrogen Production; Chapter 6: Fuel Cells; Chapter 7: Solar Photovoltaics; Chapter 8: Biomass; Chapter 9: Nuclear Energy; Chapter 10: Closing Remarks; Appendix I: SI Units and Prefixes; Appendix II: Unit Conversions; Appendix III: Electricity: Units and Equations; Appendix IV: Fossil Fuel Units and Abbreviations; Appendix V: Important Constants; Appendix VI: Acronyms; Back Cover 330 $aMeeting global energy demand in a sustainable fashion will require not only increased energy efficiency and new methods of using existing carbon-based fuels but also a daunting amount of new carbon-neutral energy. Nathan S. Lewis and Daniel G. Nocera Henry Dreyfus Professor of Energy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Lewis and Nocera 2006) The image on the cover is that of the solar-powered airplane Solar Impulse high over Belgium in 2011. The goal of Solar Impulse is grand : to fly both night and day relying solely upon solar energy. More broadly, however, Solar Impulse is meant to inspire: it is an innovation that has risen to a technological challenge to demonstrate that clean and sustainable energy can be achieved. It is an inspiration that is much needed when the impacts of global climate change are all around us. Based on the globally averaged temperature, 2012 was the tenth-warmest year since record-keeping began in 1880, and 2001-2012 rank among the 14 warmest years in this 133-year period. In the United States, 2012 was the warmest on record for the contiguous states and one of the most extreme with respect to temperature, precipitation, and tropical cyclones; 2013 promises to continue with respect to extreme weather events (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2012). Where is this climate change coming from? Overwhelming evidence points to the increasing amount of greenhouse gases--particularly carbon dioxide--in our atmosphere, a result of our insatiable consumption of fossil fuels (Bernstein and others 2008). While writing this text, the alarming milestone of 400 ppm atmospheric CO2 was surpassed--an ominous harbinger of climate change to come--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aGreen chemistry 606 $aEnvironmental chemistry 615 0$aGreen chemistry. 615 0$aEnvironmental chemistry. 676 $a577.14 676 $a577/.14 686 $aNAT011000$aSCI013000$aTEC031010$2bisacsh 700 $aCarpenter$b Nancy E.$01549503 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789011903321 996 $aChemistry of sustainable energy$93807629 997 $aUNINA