Synthetic Fuels

by Ronald F. Probstein

This unified presentation starts with fundamentals and proceeds to the derivation of gas from coal 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 and economic aspects. 1982 edition.

490 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1982

Reviews

[Kyle]

While a fairly dry text, it will teach you about the general processes one needs to do to convert coal or biomass into more usable synthetic fuels (such as methane, methanol, or ethanol). The book is written clearly and does a very good job of abstracting the main concepts. While it goes into detail in many processes, it never got so deep into the details that it lost focus on the main ideas that were being illustrated.

[John]

My research area! got it for REAL CHEAP at a B&N red-dot sale... and right up my alley. My newest project is in using biomass (organics, wastewater, etc...) to produce Methanol, which can be used for a variety of energy needs, and is clean-burning, and only a fraction of the cost of fossil fuel.