Potential for coal-to-liquids conversion in the United States-Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

Natural Resources Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 181-191

  Patzek, Tad W ^a   Croft, Gregory D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Univ of California   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 sequestration; Efficiency; Electricity; Emissions; Natural gas; Renewables

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350639138     PISSN: 15207439     EISSN: 15738981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11053-009-9098-9     Document Type: Article

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