Beyond oil and gas: The methanol economy

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 44, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 2636-2639

  Olah, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental chemistry; Hydrocarbons; Hydrogen; Methanol

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY RESOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL ECONOMY; GASES; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROGEN; LIQUID FUELS; RAW MATERIALS; REACTION KINETICS;

FOSSIL FUEL SOURCES; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS; SYNTHETIC HYDROCARBONS;

METHANOL;

EID: 18844417483     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200462121     Document Type: Article

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