Unconventional fossil-based fuels : economic and environmental trade-offs / / Michael Toman ... [et al.]
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| Titolo: |
Unconventional fossil-based fuels : economic and environmental trade-offs / / Michael Toman ... [et al.]
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| Pubblicazione: | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Corporation, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (97 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 333.79/68 |
| Soggetto topico: | Petroleum engineering |
| Heavy oil | |
| Oil sands | |
| Coal liquefaction | |
| Altri autori: |
TomanMichael A
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-72). |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; Background; Technical Approach; Organization of This Report; CHAPTER TWO- History and Context of Unconventional Fossil-Resource Development; Past U.S. Efforts to Promote Synfuels; Policy Drivers for Unconventional Fossil-Based Fuels: Greenhouse-Gas Emissions and Energy Security; CHAPTER THREE- Carbon Capture and Storage for Unconventional Fuels; Carbon-Dioxide Capture; Carbon-Dioxide Transport; Carbon-Dioxide Storage; CHAPTER FOUR- Oil Sands and Synthetic Crude Oil |
| Overview of the ResourceNorth American Oil Sands; Methods of Extracting and Upgrading Oil Sands; Potential Constraints on Oil-Sand Production; Carbon-Dioxide Production, Capture, and Storage; Unit Costs for Oil-Sand Production; CHAPTER FIVE- Coal-to-Liquids Production; The Coal Resource Base Relative to Coal-to-Liquids Production Needs; Liquid-Fuel Production via Indirect Liquefaction of Coal; Methanol-to-Gasoline; Potential Constraints on Production of Coal-to-Liquid Fuels; Carbon-Dioxide Production and Capture for Coal-to-Liquids; Potential Future Unit Production Costs for Coal-to-Liquids | |
| CHAPTER SIX- Competitiveness of Unit Production Costs for Synthetic Crude Oiland Coal-to-LiquidsOil Sands; Coal to Liquids; Incorporating Energy-Security Costs; CHAPTER SEVEN- Conclusions; Synthesis of the Cost-Competitiveness Analysis; Broader Conclusions and Implications; References | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | RAND researchers assess potential future production levels and costs, greenhouse gases, and other environmental implications of fuels derived from oil sands and via coal liquefaction relative to conventional petroleum-based transportation fuels. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Unconventional fossil-based fuels |
| ISBN: | 1-282-03326-3 |
| 9786612033261 | |
| 0-8330-4641-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910220081103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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