Emerging synthetic fuel industry

Book · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6284210

Thumann, A ^[1]

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1. ed.

The book discusses the establishment of the Synthetic Fuels Corporation by the Energy Security Act and the barriers to commercialization of coal gasification, coal liquefaction, and oil shale technologies for synfuel production; reviews the equipment and processes for coal gasification and coal liquefaction; assesses the current status of the H-Coal Process; illustrates the Energyplex concept by application to Cumberland County, Illinois; assesses the 1985 industrial market potential for low and medium Btu gas from coal gasification; reviews the operation and applications of industrial gasification systems; discusses management and planning of synfuel projects to overcome environmental constraints; describes the resource requirements needed for the synfuel industry; reviews the results of the analysis of oil shale technology by the Office of Technology Assessment; and forecasts the potential of a US synthetic fuels industry. Separate abstracts were prepared for each chapter. (CKK)

• OSTI ID: 6284210
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ABSTRACTS
COAL GASIFICATION
COAL LIQUEFACTION
COMMERCIALIZATION
CONSTRAINTS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMICS
ENERGY PARKS
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SECURITY ACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FLUIDS
FORECASTING
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GAS GENERATORS
GASES
GASIFICATION
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
H-COAL PROCESS
INDUSTRY
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
INTERMEDIATE BTU GAS
LAWS
LEADING ABSTRACT
LIQUEFACTION
LOW BTU GAS
MARKETING RESEARCH
PRODUCER GAS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
SYNTHETIC FUELS INDUSTRY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WATER REQUIREMENTS