Energy sources : fundamentals of chemical conversion processes and applications /
Energy Sources: Fundamentals of Chemical Conversion Processes and Applications provides the latest information on energy and the environment, the two main concerns of any progressive society that hopes to be sustainable in the future. Continuous efforts have to be exercised in both these areas by an...
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Amsterdam, Netherlands :
Elsevier,
2016, ©2017.
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Table of Contents:
- Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Why Another Book on Energy?; Nuclear Energy; Solar Energy; Hydrogen Energy; Fuel Cells; Photosynthesis as a Possible Energy Source; Proposed Scope of This Presentation; Chapter 2. Petroleum; Introduction; Origin of Petroleum; Composition of Petroleum; Production or Extraction of Petroleum; Petroleum Refining; Products of Oil Refinery; Petrochemicals; Chapter 3. Natural Gas; Introduction; Sources of Natural Gas; Physical Properties of Natural Gas; Classification of Natural Gas; Natural Gas Products; Transportation.
- Chemicals From Natural Gas: Natural Gas as a Feedstock for Production of Value-Added Products/ChemicalsChapter 4. Coal; Introduction; Coal: An Age-Old Energy Source; The Genesis of Coal; Metamorphosis of Peat to Coal; Molecular Structure of Coal; Coal Petrography: The Study of Macerals; Constitution of Coal; Carbonization; Coal for Generation of Electricity; Coal Liquefaction; Coal Blending; Calorific Value and Its Determination; Coal Burning: Environmental Hazards and€Measures; Conclusion; Chapter 5. Nuclear Fission; Introduction; The Nucleus and Its Constituents.
- Radiation and Nuclear ReactionsNuclear Fission; Fast Breeder Reactor; Fission to Electricity; A Word of Caution; Chapter 6. Nuclear Fusion; Introduction; Methods for Carrying Out Fusion; Comparison of Energies Released From Various Processes; Conditions for a Fusion Reaction; Temperature; Density; Energy Confinement; Magnetic Plasma Confinement; Principle Methods of Heating Plasma: Ohmic Heating and Current Drive; Neutral Beam Heating; Radio-Frequency Heating; Self-Heating of Plasma; Measuring the Plasma; Cold Fusion; Chapter 7. Solar Energy: Fundamentals; Chapter 8. Photovoltaic Systems.
- Dye-Sensitized Solar CellsPerovskite-Based Solar Cells; Chapter 9. Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier; Direct Electrolysis; Effect of Temperature and pH on the Decomposition Potential; Steam-Reforming (Steam-Methane Reformation); Biomass Gasification; Hydrogen From Coal; Biochemical Hydrogen Production; Thermochemical Decomposition of Water; Photochemical Hydrogen Production; Photo-Electrochemical Hydrogen Production; Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production; Developments in Photo-Electrochemical and Photocatalytic Decomposition of Water; Chapter 10. Hydrogen Storage; Gaseous Hydrogen Storage.
- Hydrogen StorageSolid Hydrogen Storage; Epilogue; Chapter 11. Photo-Catalytic Routes for Fuel Production; Mechanism of Semiconductor Photo-Catalysis; Applications of Photo-Catalysis for Pollutant Removal; Processes for CO2 Conversion; CO2 Photo-Reduction With Water: Process Features; Catalysts for Photo-Reduction of CO2 With€Water; Influence of Experimental Parameters; Classification of Catalyst Systems; Kinetics and Mechanism of CO2 Photo-Reduction With Water; Deactivation of Photo-Catalysts; Chapter 12. Batteries; Chapter 12.1: Primary Batteries; Chapter 12.2: Secondary Batteries.
