Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy

George A. Olah, Alain Goeppert, G. K. Surya Prakash (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

XVI, 334 Seiten

2009 | 2., vollst. überarb. u. erw. Auflage
Wiley-VCH (Verlag)
978-3-527-32422-4 (ISBN)

Infos

In this masterpiece, the renowned chemistry Nobellaureate, George A. Olah, discusses in a clear and readily accessible manner the use of methanol as a viable alternative to dangerous and dwindling energy resources. He looks at the pros and cons of our current main energy sources, namely atomic energy, oil and natural gas, hydrogen and alternate energies, and provides ways to overcome certain obstacles.Following an introduction Olah looks at the interrelation of fuels and energy, and at the extent of our non-renewable fossil fuel resources. Despite the diminishing resources and global warming, the author covers the continuing need for hydrocarbons and their products, while balancing the envisioned hydrogen economy against its shortcomings. The main section thenfocuses on the methanol economy, including converting atmospheric carbon dioxide into safe liquid methanol to for fuel (and fuel cells) and as a raw material for hydrocarbons. The whole is rounded off with a glimpse into the future.A forward-looking and inspiring work regarding the major challenges of future energy and environmental problems.

Autor

Born in 1927 in Budapest, Hungary, George A. Olah obtained his doctorate at the Technical University of Budapest, and is now a Distinguished Professor and Director of the Loker Hydrocarbon Institute at the University of Southern California. He has received numerous awards and recognitions worldwide, including memberships in various academies of science and 12 honorary degrees. He has some 1,400 scientific papers, 20 books and more than 140 patents to his name. In 1994, Prof Olah was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discoveries. Alain Goeppert was born in 1974 in Strasbourg, France. After obtaining his diploma in chemistry from the University Robert Schuman in Strasbourg, he received his engineering degree from the Fachhochschule Aalen, Germany. He then returned to Strasbourg to study the reactivity of alkanes in strong acid systems under the direction of Prof Jean Sommer at the Université Louis Pasteur, earning his PhD in 2002. He then joined the groups of Professors George A. Olah and G. K. Surya Prakash at the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute as a research associate. Dr. Goeppert's current research is focused on the transformation of methane and CO2 into more valuable products and CO2 capture technologies. Currently a Professor and Olah Nobel Laureate Chair in Hydrocarbon Chemistry and Scientific Co-Director at the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute at USC, G. K. Surya Prakash was born in 1953 in Bangalore, India. After gaining his bachelor and master degrees from India he obtained his PhD from the University of Southern California under the direction of Prof Olah in 1978. Professor Prakash has close to 600 scientific papers, 9 books and 25 patents to his name, and has received many accolades, including two American Chemical Society National Awards. His primary research interests are in superacid, hydrocarbon, synthetic organic & organofluorine chemistry, energy and catalysis areas.

Inhalt

1 Introduction
2 Coal in the Industrial Revolution, and Beyond
3 History of Oil and Natural Gas
4 Fossil Fuel Resources and Uses
5 Diminishing Oil and Gas Reserves
6 The Continuing Need for Hydrocarbons and their Products
7 Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
8 Renewable Energy Sources and Atomic Energy
9 The Hydrogen Economy and its Limitations
10 The ?Methanol Economy?: General Aspects
11 Methanol as a Fuel and Energy Carrier
12 Production of Methanol from Syn-Gas to Carbon Dioxide
13 Methanol-Based Chemicals, Synthetic Hydrocarbons and Materials
14 Future Perspectives

Produkt-Details

• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 170 x 240 mm
• Gewicht: 692 g
• Einbandart: Paperback
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Alternative Energiequelle • Energiewirtschaft • Methanol
• ISBN-10: 3-527-32422-4 / 3527324224
• ISBN-13: 978-3-527-32422-4 / 9783527324224
• Zustand: Neuware