ABSTRACT

While strides are being made in the research and development of environmentally acceptable and more sustainable alternative fuels-including efforts to reduce emissions of air pollutants associated with combustion processes from electric power generation and vehicular transportation-fossil fuel resources are limited and may soon be on the verge of d

Global and US Energy Overview. Gasification of Coal. Clean Liquid Fuels from Coal. Coal Slurry Fuel. Liquid Fuels from Natural Gas. Resids. Liquid Fuels from Oil Sand. Shale Oil from Oil Shale. Shale Gas and Shale Fuel. Methanol Synthesis from Syngas. Ethanol from Corn. Ethanol from Lignocellulosics. Biodiesel. Algae Fuel. Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass. Energy Generation from Waste Sources. Geothermal Energy. Nuclear Energy. Fuel Cells. Index.