Clean Electricity Through Advanced Coal Technologies: Handbook of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production - Rilegato

Cheremisinoff, Nicholas P.

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ISBN 10: 1437778151 ISBN 13: 9781437778151

Casa editrice: William Andrew Pub, 2012

Riassunto

Clean Electricity Through Advanced Coal Technologies focuses on the environmental damages caused by power plant operations and the environmental issues with solid waste, air and impoundment issues such as the massive TVA spill in Kingston, TN.

Each volume of the Handbook of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production series covers: manufacturing technologies, waste management, pollution issues, methods for estimating and reporting emissions, treatment and control techniques, worker and community health risks, cost data for pollution management, and cleaner production and prevention options.

Vol. 1 Best Practices in the Petroleum Industry (9780815520351)

Vol. 2 Best Practices in the Wood and Paper Industries (9780080964461)

Vol. 3 Best Practices in the Agrochemical Industry (9781437778250)

Vol. 4 Clean Electricity Through Advanced Coal Technologies (9781437778151)

Vol. 5 Best Practices in the Mining Industry (9781437778878)

• Discusses the environmental impact of coal power, including air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and solid toxic wastes.
• Focuses on newer coal technologies with smaller environmental footprints than existing infrastructure.
• Provides an overview of carbon capture and sequestration technologies.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff, Ph.D. (Ch.E.) is Director of Clean Technologies and Pollution Prevention Projects at PERI (Princeton Energy Resources International, LLC, Rockville, MD). He has led hundreds of pollution prevention audits and demonstrations; training programs on modern process design practices and plant safety; environmental management and product quality programs; and site assessments and remediation plans for both public and private sector clients throughout the world. He frequently serves as expert witness on personal injury and third-party property damage litigations arising from environmental catastrophes. Dr. Cheremisinoff has contributed extensively to the literature of environmental and chemical engineering as author, co-author, or editor of 150 technical reference books, including Butterworth-Heinemann’s Handbook of Chemical Processing Equipment, and Green Profits.

He holds advanced degrees in chemical engineering from Clarkson College of Technology."

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: William Andrew Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1437778151
• ISBN 13: 9781437778151
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 191
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile