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The government documents included in this book are comprised of
reports and testimonies from June 2018 to September 2018 on
research and development in the United States. The first report
examines research and development projects started from 2010
through 2017 on advanced fossil energy. For over 100 years, three
fossil fuel sources -- coal, oil and natural gas -- have made up at
least 80% of total US energy consumption. While fossil fuels are
associated with some negative environmental impacts a such as
carbon dioxide emissions, the predominance of coal, oil and natural
gas is likely to continue into the future. The second report
focuses on considerations for maintaining US competitiveness in
Quantum Computing, Synthetic Biology and other potentially
transformational research advances. Federal support in such areas
can accelerate innovation and drive technological advances and
promote US competitiveness in the global economy. The third and
final report focuses on additional actions needed to improve
licensing of patented laboratory inventions. The GAO was asked to
review agency practices for managing inventions developed at
federal labs, with a particular focus on patent licensing. This
report examines the challenges in licensing patents and steps take
to address and report them.
The book starts with optimum drilling practices, which provide the
highest rate of penetration (ROP) at minimum footage cost ($/ft).
While these factors are commonly acknowledged in the drilling
community, they need to be underscored in any drilling text,
especially for those entering the science of drilling and
production. These fundamental elements of drilling provide the
foundation for more detailed analyses throughout the book. Special
features of the book are comprehensive presentation of: 1) Drilling
hydraulics, 2) Drillstring mechanics including vibration control,
3) Drilling economics, 4) Maintenance and reliability, and 5)
Directional drilling including bit navigation, well path monitoring
and directional control. Each of these elements are explained
through basic engineering mechanics. Discussions are presented with
scientific rigor, but in a form easily understood by undergraduate
engineering students. This book is suitable as both a university
text and as an industry reference guide.
Hydrogen is one of the most promising next-generation fuels. It has
the highest energy content per unit weight of any known fuel and in
comparison to the other known natural gases it is environmentally
safe - in fact, its combustion results only in water vapour and
energy. This book provides an overview of worldwide research in the
use of hydrogen in energy development, its most innovative methods
of production and the various steps necessary for the optimization
of this product. Topics covered include structured catalysts for
process intensification in hydrogen production by reforming
processes; bimetallic supported catalysts for hydrocarbons and
alcohols reforming reactions; catalysts for hydrogen production
from renewable raw materials, by-products and waste; Ni and
Cu-based catalysts for methanol and ethanol reforming; transition
metal catalysts for hydrogen production by low temperature steam
reforming of methane; supercritical water gasification of biomass
to produce hydrogen; biofuel starting materials for hydrogen
production; modelling of fixed bed membrane reactors for ultrapure
hydrogen production; hydrogen production using micro membrane
reactors; perovskite membrane reactors; polymeric membrane
materials for hydrogen separation; industrial membranes for
hydrogen separation; multifunctional hybrid sorption-enhanced
membrane reactors; carbon based membranes; and separation of
hydrogen isotopes by cryogenic distillation. Hydrogen Production,
Separation and Purification for Energy is essential reading for
researchers in academia and industry working in energy engineering.
Written by two of the most prolific and respected chemical
engineers in the world, this groundbreaking two-volume set is the
"new standard" in the industry, offering engineers and students
alike the most up-do-date, comprehensive, and state-of-the-art
coverage of processes and best practices in the field today. This
first new volume in a two-volume set explores and describes
integrating new tools for engineering education and practice for
better utilization of the existing knowledge on process design.
Useful not only for students, professors, scientists and
practitioners, especially process, chemical, mechanical and
metallurgical engineers, it is also a valuable reference for other
engineers, consultants, technicians and scientists concerned about
various aspects of industrial design. The text can be considered as
a complementary text to process design for senior and graduate
students as well as a hands-on reference work or refresher for
engineers at entry level. The contents of the book can also be
taught in intensive workshops in the oil, gas, petrochemical,
biochemical and process industries. The book provides a detailed
description and hands-on experience on process design in chemical
engineering, and it is an integrated text that focuses on practical
design with new tools, such as Excel spreadsheets and UniSim
simulation software. Written by two industry and university's most
trustworthy and well-known authors, this book is the new standard
in chemical, biochemical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical and
petroleum refining. Covering design, analysis, simulation,
integration, and, perhaps most importantly, the practical
application of Microsoft Excel-UniSim software, this is the most
comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of all of the latest
developments in the industry. It is a must-have for any engineer or
student's library.
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