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001			ASIN0486449777
005			20150421094231.0
008			150421s2006 xxu eng d
020			_a0486449777 (paperback) _c$26.95
020			_a9780486449777 (paperback)
100	1		_aProbstein, Ronald F.
245	1	0	_aSynthetic fuels / _cRonald F. Probstein, R. Edwin Hicks, Engineering.
260			_a[S.l.] : _bDover Publications, _c2006.
300			_a510 p. ; _c25 cm.
490	1		_aDover books on aeronautical engineering.
520			_aThis book, the outgrowth of a graduate course the authors taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was designed to fill an urgent need—the training of engineers in the production of synthetic fuels to replace dwindling supplies of natural ones. The authors presented synthetic fuels as a unified engineering subject, while recognizing that many of its principles are well-understood aspects of various engineering fields. The presentation begins with a review of chemical and physical fundamentals and conversion fundamentals, and proceeds to coal gasification and gas upgrading. Subsequent chapters examine liquids and clean solids produced from coal, liquids obtained from oil shale and tar sands, biomass conversion, and environmental, economic, and related aspects of synthetic fuel use. The text is directed toward beginning graduate students and advanced undergraduates in chemical and mechanical engineering, but should also appeal to students from other disciplines, including environmental, mining, petroleum, and industrial engineering, as well as chemistry. It also serves as a reference and guide for professionals.
700	1		_aHicks, R. Edwin.
700	1		_aEngineering.
830		0	_aDover books on aeronautical engineering.
856	4	0	_3Amazon.com _uhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486449777/chopaconline-20
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