Chemistry of Fossil Fuels and Biofuels

by Harold H. Schobert

Book Overview

Focusing on today's major fuel resources - ethanol, biodiesel, wood, natural gas, petroleum products and coal - this book discusses the formation, composition and properties of the fuels, and the ways in which they are processed for commercial use. It examines the origin of fuels through natural processes such as photosynthesis and the geological transformation of ancient plant material; the relationships between their composition, molecular structures...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521114004
• ISBN13: 9780521114004
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 497 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 9.8"