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Overview6 1/8 X 9 1/5 in Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bruce G. Miller (Associate Director, The Energy Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA)Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 1.030kg ISBN: 9781856177108ISBN 10: 1856177106 Pages: 696 Publication Date: 15 November 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9780128113653 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: In Print ![]() Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Past, Present, and Future Role of Coal 1: Chemistry of Coal 2: Worldwide Distribution of Coal 3: The Effect of Coal Usage on Human Health and the Environment 4: Technologies for Coal Utilization 5: Anatomy of a Coal-Fired Power Plant 6: Coal-Fired Emissions International Regulations 7: Advanced Pulverized Coal-Fired Power Plants 8: Fluidized-Bed Combustion Technology 9: Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Systems 10: Clean Liquids and Gaseous Fuels from Coal for Power Generation 11: Emissions Control Strategies 12: CO2 Capture and Sequestration 13: Emissions Trading 14: Future Power Generation Appendix A.: Coal-Fired Emissions Factors Appendix B: List of Hazardous Air Pollutants Appendix C: Initial 261 Units Identified in Phase I (SO2) of the Acid Rain Program (from 1st edition) Appendix D.: Commercial Gasificatoin Facilities WorldwideReviewsThis is the second book by Bruce Miller and the author describes it as an update of the first book Coal Energy Systems published by Elsevier in 2005. The title has been changed to reflect the greater emphasis on 'clean' coal technologies to reduce the environmental impact of coal utilization... It is very much an update of the 2005 text, with all of the chapters and sections from the original included and updated by substituting more recent data, for example on coal and energy reserves and consumption and the status of coal technology developments particularly in the United States... [T]he book provides a good overview of the regulatory and environmental challenges facing the coal industry in the United States, and the programs and technologies being developed to address them. --AIE's EnergyNews, December 2011, Volume 29, No. 4, Page 106 This is the second book by Bruce Miller and the author describes it as an update of the first book Coal Energy Systems published by Elsevier in 2005. The title has been changed to reflect the greater emphasis on 'clean' coal technologies to reduce the environmental impact of coal utilization... It is very much an update of the 2005 text, with all of the chapters and sections from the original included and updated by substituting more recent data, for example on coal and energy reserves and consumption and the status of coal technology developments particularly in the United States... [T]he book provides a good overview of the regulatory and environmental challenges facing the coal industry in the United States, and the programs and technologies being developed to address them. --AIE's EnergyNews, December 2011, Volume 29, No. 4, Page 106 This is the second book by Bruce Miller and the author describes it as an update of the first book Coal Energy Systems published by Elsevier in 2005. The title has been changed to reflect the greater emphasis on 'clean' coal technologies to reduce the environmental impact of coal utilization. It is very much an update of the 2005 text, with all of the chapters and sections from the original included and updated by substituting more recent data, for example on coal and energy reserves and consumption and the status of coal technology developments particularly in the United States. [T]he book provides a good overview of the regulatory and environmental challenges facing the coal industry in the United States, and the programs and technologies being developed to address them. --AIE's EnergyNews, December 2011, Volume 29, No. 4, Page 106 Author InformationMr. Miller (B.S. and M.S. Chemical Engineering) has more than 30 years’ experience in energy research and development, combustion systems, fuels characterization, preparation and handling, hardware development and testing, and emissions characterization and control. He has been PI or co-PI of over $44 M in sponsored research. He is the author of four books published by Elsevier Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |