Coal- and Biomass-to-Liquids: A Comparative Analysis
| dc.contributor.advisor | Smith, Martin D | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ferrari, Oliver D | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2007-06-27T17:04:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2007-06-27T17:04:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-05 | |
| dc.department | Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences | |
| dc.description.abstract | Globally, there is growing interest in advancing alternatives to petroleum-derived transportation fuel in order to mitigate the risks posed by energy insecurity and global climate change. Coal-to-liquids (CTL) and biomass-to-liquids (BTL) represent promising means of supplementing or supplanting refined petroleum products, particularly diesel fuel. This work evaluates the technical and economic aspects of coalto- liquids and biomass-to-liquids, and concludes that both technologies may offer an economic means of replacing petroleum products. It is shown that CTL is more technically proven and more economic, but represents a potentially tremendous new source of carbon dioxide emissions. | |
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| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
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| dc.subject | Coal-to-liquids (CTL) | |
| dc.subject | Biomass-to-liquids (BTL) | |
| dc.subject | Petroleum products | |
| dc.subject | Carnpm Dioxide emissions | |
| dc.title | Coal- and Biomass-to-Liquids: A Comparative Analysis | |
| dc.type | Master's project |