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Unconventional fossil-based fuels economic and environmental trade-offs

Both high import payments for petroleum motor fuels and concerns regarding emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) are motivating interest in possible fuel substitutes. Petroleum products derived from conventional crude oil constitute more than 50 percent of end-use energy deliveries in the United States...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Toman, Michael A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA RAND Corp. 2008, ©2008©2008
Series:Technical report
Subjects:
Science / Energy
Coal Liquefaction
Oil Sands
Business & Economics / Industries / Energy
Technology & Engineering / Power Resources / General
Heavy Oil
Petroleum Engineering
Political Science / Public Policy / Environmental Policy
Online Access:
Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-72)
  • Introduction
  • History and context of unconventional fossil-resource development
  • Carbon capture and storage for unconventional fuels
  • Oil sands and synthetic crude oil
  • Coal-to-liquids production
  • Competitiveness of unit production costs for synthetic crude oil and coal-to-liquids
  • Conclusions

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