Our energy future : introduction to renewable energy and biofuels / / Carla S. Jones, Stephen P. Mayfield |
Autore | Jones Carla S. <1981-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
Disciplina | 662/.88 |
Soggetto topico |
Biomass energy
Biomass energy - Environmental aspects Renewable energy sources Fossil fuels - History Fossil fuels - Environmental aspects |
Soggetto non controllato |
alternative fuels
biofuel feedstocks biofuels biomass creation of fossil fuels energy production energy stability energy textbook environmental impact of fossil fuels fuel usage patterns history of fossil fuels petroleum based fuels reliance on fossil fuels renewable energy options renewable energy renewable fuels scientific study of fuel study of energy production sustainable biofuels sustainable energy |
ISBN | 0-520-96428-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER ONE. Overview of Energy Usage in the United States and the World -- CHAPTER TWO. Why Fossil Fuels Energize Our Society -- CHAPTER THREE. The Impact of Energy Usage on Climate Change -- CHAPTER FOUR. Methods for Reducing Our Fossil Fuel Usage: Renewable Energy Sources and Uses -- CHAPTER FIVE. Linking Food and Fuel: The Impact of Industrial Agriculture -- CHAPTER SIX. The Past and Present of Bioethanol: Corn, Sugarcane, and Cellulosics -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Biofuels from Fats and Oils: Biodiesel -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Gaseous Biofuels: Biogas and Biohydrogen -- CHAPTER NINE. Aquatic Versatility for Biofuels: Cyanobacteria, Diatoms, and Algae -- CHAPTER TEN. Biochemistry and Biotechnology for Biofuels Development -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Thermochemical Conversion Technologies -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Environmental Impacts of Biofuels: Water, Land, and Nutrients -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Life Cycle Assessments for Evaluating Biofuels Production -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Economics and Politics of Biofuels -- CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Our Energy Future: The Prospects for Developing and Using Sustainable Biofuels -- VOCABULARY -- REFERENCES -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816185703321 |
Jones Carla S. <1981-> | ||
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Polymer Membranes for Gas Separation |
Autore | Lasseuguette Elsa |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (186 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Technology: general issues
Chemical engineering |
Soggetto non controllato |
gas separation
CO2 capture mixed-matrix membranes aromatic poly(imide)s bulky pendant groups gas permeability structure-property relationship polyphenylacetylene cis-cisoid conformation cis-transoid conformation carbamate group membrane-forming ability solubility oxygen permeation membrane graphdiyne molecular simulation membrane separation hydrogen purification polyimide membrane natural gas separation pollutant effects stability measurements facilitated transport fixed site carrier membrane polyallylamine-polyvinyl alcohol-graphene oxide membrane modelling carbon capture gas permeation composite membranes CO2/CH4 separation water and organic pollutants hydrophilic/hydrophobic character biogas upgrading sustainable energy electrochemical hydrogen separation electrochemical hydrogen pump proton exchange membrane (PEM) hydrogen purification/separation physical aging hyper cross-linked polymer 13C spin-lattice relaxation times SS-NMR spectroscopy |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910566457103321 |
Lasseuguette Elsa | ||
Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Recycling and Resource Recovery from Polymers |
Autore | Devasahayam Sheila |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (282 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Research & information: general
Environmental economics Pollution control |
Soggetto non controllato |
lignin
bituminous modifier lignin modified bitumen chemical analysis rheological behavior mechanical properties road engineering open graded friction course viscoelastic properties creep compliance relaxation modulus dynamic modulus linear correlation polymer-modified asphalt Hamburg wheel-tracking indirect tensile strength co-pyrolysis synergy kinetics plastic waste animal manure cement decarbonization waste utilization co-pyro-gasification carbon conversions non-soot catalysts clean energy polymer rubber recycling cryoagent liquid nitrogen waste tire thermal conductivity post-consumer waste mechanical recycling polyethylene polypropylene contamination composition tensile properties impact properties compatibilisation polymer based post-consumer waste mechano-chemical treatment ball milling thiol-ene carbon nanotubes polysilicone functionalization flame retardancy dispersion epoxy resin silicone thermal degradation activation energy poly (l-lactic acid) poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) non-isothermal crystallisation kinetics circular economy circo-economics material circularity indicator packaging recycled opaque PET reactive extrusion chain extension long-chain branching polyethylene-modified bitumen wax-based additives rutting linear viscoelastic properties combustion automotive shredder residue solid recovered fuel alternative fuels sustainable energy waste-to-energy |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910585945503321 |
Devasahayam Sheila | ||
Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Resource Provision of the Sustainable Development under Global Shocks |
Autore | Tcvetkov Pavel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (252 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Technology: general issues
History of engineering & technology |
Soggetto non controllato |
energy sector
hydrocarbon resources liquified natural gas LNG alternative energy technologies state regulation market conditions energy balance sustainable development oil and gas education personnel training Arctic education system oil and gas projects international cooperation sustainability socio-economic development of the northern territories innovation projects Arctic liquefied natural gas hydrogen production methanol production ammonia production storage of hydrogen hydrogen transport development of the Arctic arctic zone mining industry mines labor safety occupational injury rate risk-based methodology risk of injuries injury risk diagram correlation analysis labor resources mineral resources resource potential migration attractiveness econometric models modeling migration processes complex-valued economy SDG-goals energy supply scenario modeling technological demand energy scenarios sustainable energy hydrogen renewable energy sources sanding sand control poorly consolidated reservoir prepack test slotted liner geomechanical modeling Arctic shelf permafrost global warming ground thawing modular pile foundation physical and mathematical modeling temperature stabilization Timan–Pechora oil and gas province seismic exploration hydrocarbon potential Russian Arctic oil and gas digital technologies digitalization |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910674366803321 |
Tcvetkov Pavel | ||
Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Small-town America [[electronic resource] ] : finding community, shaping the future / / Robert Wuthnow |
Autore | Wuthnow Robert |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (519 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.760973 |
Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - United States
Communities - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
Republicans
Suzanne Keller abortion agriculture antipathy athletics big government bureaucracy career opportunities caring children church closure civic responsibilities class college community life community spirit community ties community creationism economic decline education educators employment ethnic diversity evolution family frog-pond effect future planning gentry grassroots activism higher education homecoming festivals homosexuality immigration job opportunities leaders leadership living standards loyalty membership criteria metropolitan areas money moral decline nature neighborliness neighbors parents pensioners politics population decline populism public officials racial diversity religion religious buildings religious congregations religious organizations religious participation respect ritual school curriculum self-identity service class slow pace small towns small-town life social innovation social networks social strata socioeconomic status stereotypes sustainable energy technology territory townspeople voluntary organizations wageworkers welfare work young people |
ISBN |
1-299-40278-X
1-4008-4649-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Profiles -- Preface -- 1- Introduction -- 2- You Have to Deal with Everybody: The Inhabitants of Small Towns -- 3- Going to Be Buried Right Here: How Residents View Their Towns -- 4- Community Spirit: Small-Town Identities That Bind -- 5- The Frog Pond: Making Sense of Work and Money -- 6- Leadership: Earning Respect, Improving the Community -- 7- Habits of Faith: The Social Role of Small-Town Congregations -- 8- Contentious Issues: The Moral Sentiments of Community Life -- 9- Washington Is Broken: Politics and the New Populism -- 10- Keep Your Doors Open: Shaping the Future -- 11- Concluding Reflections: Community in Small Towns -- Afterword -- Methodology -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779412703321 |
Wuthnow Robert | ||
Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Small-town America [[electronic resource] ] : finding community, shaping the future / / Robert Wuthnow |
Autore | Wuthnow Robert |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (519 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.760973 |
Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - United States
Communities - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
Republicans
Suzanne Keller abortion agriculture antipathy athletics big government bureaucracy career opportunities caring children church closure civic responsibilities class college community life community spirit community ties community creationism economic decline education educators employment ethnic diversity evolution family frog-pond effect future planning gentry grassroots activism higher education homecoming festivals homosexuality immigration job opportunities leaders leadership living standards loyalty membership criteria metropolitan areas money moral decline nature neighborliness neighbors parents pensioners politics population decline populism public officials racial diversity religion religious buildings religious congregations religious organizations religious participation respect ritual school curriculum self-identity service class slow pace small towns small-town life social innovation social networks social strata socioeconomic status stereotypes sustainable energy technology territory townspeople voluntary organizations wageworkers welfare work young people |
ISBN |
1-299-40278-X
1-4008-4649-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Profiles -- Preface -- 1- Introduction -- 2- You Have to Deal with Everybody: The Inhabitants of Small Towns -- 3- Going to Be Buried Right Here: How Residents View Their Towns -- 4- Community Spirit: Small-Town Identities That Bind -- 5- The Frog Pond: Making Sense of Work and Money -- 6- Leadership: Earning Respect, Improving the Community -- 7- Habits of Faith: The Social Role of Small-Town Congregations -- 8- Contentious Issues: The Moral Sentiments of Community Life -- 9- Washington Is Broken: Politics and the New Populism -- 10- Keep Your Doors Open: Shaping the Future -- 11- Concluding Reflections: Community in Small Towns -- Afterword -- Methodology -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910806804703321 |
Wuthnow Robert | ||
Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Smart Cities and Positive Energy Districts: Urban Perspectives in 2020 |
Autore | Maestosi Paola Clerici |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (184 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Research & information: general
Technology: general issues |
Soggetto non controllato |
positive energy districts labs
testing facilities factsheets statistical studies electric buses greenhouse gas emissions low carbon energy public transport public transport sustainable development Polish city smart city renewable energy distributed generation urban policy Poland governance energy flexibility positive energy districts sustainable energy smart city deployment behaviour change carbon footprint: citizen motivation sustainability energy modelling building thermal performance refurbishment potential multivariable evaluation GIS TRNSYS centralized energy systems district heating systems energy demand in buildings distributed energy sources photovoltaic systems Positive Energy District (PED) PED Booklet SET-Plan positive energy district climate-neutral cities 15-minute city downsizing district doughnuts post-COVID-19 scenario for RD& I funding Positive Energy District sustainable urban areas transition |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Smart Cities and Positive Energy Districts |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557690503321 |
Maestosi Paola Clerici | ||
Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sustainability matters : prospects for a just transition in Calgary, Canada's petro-city / / Noel Keough ; with Geoff Ghitter |
Autore | Keough Noel |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Calgary, Alberta : , : University of Calgary Press, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (370 pages) |
Disciplina | 307.1216 |
Collana | Campus Alberta collection |
Soggetto topico |
City planning - Environmental aspects
Sustainable urban development - Alberta - Calgary Sustainable living - Alberta - Calgary City planning - Environmental aspects - Alberta - Calgary Urbanisme durable - Alberta - Calgary Style de vie durable - Alberta - Calgary |
Soggetto non controllato |
carbon zero
energy transitions envrionmental studies equity fossil fuel transition fossil fuel growth economics net zero carbon no-growth economics renewable energy sustainability sustainable cities sustainable development sustainable energy urban design urban governance urban planning urban studies |
ISBN | 1-77385-250-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Untitled -- Half Title Page -- Full Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1 | A New Story of Cities and Urban Life -- 2 | The Origins and Evolution of Sustainable Development -- 3 | Colonization and Resource Extraction on the Canadian Frontier -- 4 | Where Would You Put 600,000 People? -- HEAD FOR THE HILLS: MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN STRESS-TEST FAILURE -- CURBING SPRAWL THROUGH INNER CITY RENOVATION -- DENSITY: DESIGNING AT A HUMAN SCALE -- RESILIENCE: A CAUTIONARY TALE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO CUBA -- TO WEATHER FUTURE STORMS, CALGARY NEEDS RESILIENCE -- GREEN URBANISM: A NECESSARY EVOLUTION OF CITIES -- 5 | Where Do We Grow from Here? -- A PRICEY RIDE TO SCHOOL: THE HIDDEN COSTS OFSUBURBAN SPRAWL -- BIG BOX BOONDOGGLE: WHY SMALL AND LOCAL IS BEAUTIFUL -- FISCAL CLIFF: CALGARY'S GROWTH MANAGEMENT STRATEGY UNDER SIEGE -- NO LIMITS, NO MORE: IT'S TIME FOR AN URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY -- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE-OR WHY DEVELOPERS AND BUILDERS WANT TO CONTROL CITY HALL -- LESSONS FROM THE LEFT COAST -- 6 | Sustainable Mobility: Bikes, Trams, and (Fewer) Automobiles -- TRAMS: THE MISSING LINK IN CALGARY'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM -- LOVING TRANSIT: IF YOU BUILD IT (RIGHT), THEY WILLCOME -- LOOKING AHEAD TO THE PAST: A TALE OF THREE TRAM CITIES -- IN PRAISE OF THE BICYCLE: PEDALLING TO THE RESCUE IN THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY -- EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN: THE RIGHT STUFF ON THE EAST COAST -- 7 | Peak Auto: A Tragedy in the Making -- AUTO DEPENDENCE: THE NUMBERS DON'T ADD UP -- THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE DEADLY AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE -- THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED: LIFE BEYOND THE PRIVATE AUTOMOBILE -- THE WINDING ROAD TO THE AIRPORT TUNNEL: A CASE OF THE TAIL WAGGING THE DOG -- RING ROAD RETHINK: FINDING OPPORTUNITY IN CRISIS -- 8 | A Culture of Sustainability -- GIVE PEACE A CHANCE -- I AND WE: THE CASE FOR SOCIAL COHESION -- LIBRARIES: WHAT ARE THEY GOOD FOR?.
ON DANDELIONS: SPEAKING TRUTH TO FLOWERS -- 9 | The Wheels Are Off the Growth Machine -- ECONOMIC GROWTH IS NO LONGER DELIVERING THEGOODS -- THE CURRENT CRISIS: IT'S MORE THAN THE ECONOMY -- MINDING OUR OWN BUSINESS: CO-OPERATIVE SOLUTIONS TO A NEW ECONOMY -- GROWING PAINS: ECONOMICALLY, THE END MAY BE NIGH -- THE GROWTH MACHINE: SECOND THOUGHTS ON CALGARY'S BOOMS AND BUSTS -- BEYOND GROWTH: TIME FOR A RADICAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY -- THE WEALTH OF OUR NATION -- 10 | The Energy Question -- DIVERSITY IS THE KEY: CONFRONTING OUR ENERGY HABITS -- PIPEDREAM NIGHTMARE: A CRISIS ENTIRELY OF OUR OWN MAKING -- OSTRICH ALBERTA: OUR HEADS IN THE TAR SANDS -- THE 400 PPM THRESHOLD BREACHED-AND THE TRAGIC IRONY OF OUR PETRO-STATE -- DO THE MATH: FOSSIL FUEL DIVESTMENT, STRANDED ASSETS, AND THE DAWN OF THE SOLAR AGE -- KING COAL AND THE CARBON CALAMITY: TIME TO FACE OUR DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS -- 11 | Justice, Fairness, and Inclusion -- HOME SUITE HOME: A PRIMER ON SECONDARY SUITES -- AFFORDABLE LIVING: THE HOUSE HUNTER'S NEW MANTRA -- CULTURAL DIVERSITY, SOCIAL INCLUSION, AND SUSTAINABILITY: OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS -- HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? BUY NOTHING DAY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REFLECTION AND REDIRECTION -- 12 | Governance: The Sine Qua Non of Sustainability -- BEYOND THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE: GOOD IDEAS FORGOOD GOVERNANCE -- THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING: LESSONS IN GOVERNANCE FROM THE NORDIC LIGHTS -- SACRED TRUST: WITHOUT IT, WE'RE LOST -- DEMOCRACY ON THE ROPES: MONEY, ACCESS, AND THE PERVERSITY OF FIRST-PAST-THE-POST -- BOOMS, BUSTS, AND BUDGETS -- SILENT SPRING 2012: SUSTAINABILITY VISION BETRAYED -- 13 | Our Petro-State at a Crossroads -- TAX IS NOT A FOUR-LETTER WORD -- WHERE HAS ALL THE MONEY GONE? THE GREAT ALBERTAGIVEAWAY -- ALBERTA'S INCONVENIENT TRUTHS -- SLEEPWALKING INTO CRISIS: HAS CANADA LOST ITS WAY?. CAPITALISM AND CLIMATE CHANGE: GOD BLESS US ONE AND ALL! -- 14 | Five Reasons Why Sustainability Matters -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Authors -- Index -- Campus Alberta Collection -- Back Cover. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910585980103321 |
Keough Noel | ||
Calgary, Alberta : , : University of Calgary Press, , [2021] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Sustainable Energy Systems: From Primary to End-Use |
Autore | Godina Radu |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (314 p.) |
Soggetto non controllato |
coal-fired power unit
capacity investment energy density sensitivity analysis fuel renewable energy source penetration AHP torrefaction Active Disturbance Rejection Control swell effect disturbance renewable energy resource efficiency choice experiment pseudo-Huber loss integrated model Probabilistic Robustness sustainable energy Energy Life-Cycle Assessment hysteresis switching areal grey relational analysis market power photovoltaic with energy storage system wind power plants power system stability alternative energy hollow rollers efficiency generation system scheduling energy from biomass fuelwood value index manufacturing industry game theory energy modelling peach grindability artificial neural networks control sustainability large bearings levelized cost of energy renewable energies ash recovery thermodynamic cycle concepts modified cycle concepts HOMER simulation low-carbon economy energy systems fuzzy logic control basic plan for long-term electricity supply and demand LCOE comparison post-harvest heating value power supply reliability Pinus pinaster doubly fed induction generator willingness to pay multilayer perception robust optimization forecasting model for electricity demand transient impact uncertainty power electronics electrostatic devices flexibility active power harmonics filter Monte Carlo energy storage systems energy costs SWOT analysis tidal stream generator textile industrial sector stochastic approach deficit uncertainty analysis rotary reactor biomass secondary air regulation forecasting photovoltaic electricity Internet of Things dynamic planning fuzzy rough set flexible resource wind resources op-amp maximum power point tracking nexus concept |
ISBN | 3-03921-097-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Sustainable Energy Systems |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910367563903321 |
Godina Radu | ||
MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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