Mitigating environmental pollution and impacts from fossil fuels: The role of alternative fuels
- Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Canada)
In order to meet the rising global demand for energy, rapid development of conventional fossil fuels (i.e., coal, oil, and natural gas) have been experienced by many nations, bringing dramatic economic benefit and prosperity to fossil-fuel industries as well as well being of human society. However, various fossil-fuel related activities emit huge quantities of gaseous, liquid, and solid waste materials, posing a variety of impacts, risks, and liabilities to the environment. Therefore, on the one hand, control measures are desired for effectively managing pollution issues; on the other hand, it becomes extremely critical to invest efforts in finding promising alternative energy sources as solutions to the possible energy shortage crisis in future. This article focuses on both aspects through: (1) a discussion of waste materials generated from fossil-fuel industries and waste management measures; and (2) an exploration of some well-recognized alternative fuels in terms of their nature, availability, production, handling, environmental performances, and current and future applications. The conclusion restates the urgency of finding replaceable long-term alternatives to the conventional fuels.
- OSTI ID:
- 20947283
- Journal Information:
- Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, Vol. 29, Issue 12; ISSN 1556-7036
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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