Synthetic fuel production by indirect coal liquefaction

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 79-102

  Larson, Eric D ^a   Tingjin, Ren ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; COAL; COAL LIQUEFACTION; COMBUSTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FUEL STORAGE; FUELS; GAS TURBINES; GASES; LIQUID FUELS; LIQUIDS; METHANOL FUELS; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; RECYCLING; SULFUR; SYNTHESIS GAS; SYNTHETIC FUELS; UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE;

GAS TURBINE COMBINED CYCLE; GENERATE ELECTRICITY; INDIRECT COAL LIQUEFACTIONS; LIFE CYCLE EMISSIONS; LIQUID-FUEL PRODUCTION; LIQUID-PHASE SYNTHESIS; PETROLEUM-DERIVED FUELS; SYNTHETIC FUEL PRODUCTIONS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 24644453356     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-0826(08)60381-6     Document Type: Article

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