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1 online resource (xi, 268 pages) : illustrations |
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ADVANCES IN ENERGY RESEARCH VOLUME 23; ADVANCES IN ENERGY RESEARCH VOLUME 23; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: AN OVERVIEW ON COAL BED METHANE (CBM) RESERVOIRS: PRODUCTION AND RECOVERY ADVANCEMENTS; ABSTRACT; NOMENCLATURES; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. COAL BED METHANE PROPERTIES; 3. WORLD DISTRIBUTION OF COAL-BED METHANE RESERVOIRS; 3.1. Field Production; 4. PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES; 4.1. Enhanced Gas Recovery; 5. NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATIONS; 5.1. Gas Injection; 5.2. Horizontal Wells; 5.3. Fracturing; 5.4. CO2 Sequestration and Injection |
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CONCLUSIONREFERENCES; Chapter 2: NATURAL GAS HYDRATE RESERVOIRS: AN OVERVIEW ON THE ADVANCEMENTS IN NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. GAS HYDRATE PROPERTIES; 3. GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF GAS HYDRATE RESERVOIRS; 4. PERMAFROST; 5. DIFFERENT TYPES OF GAS HYDRATE RESERVOIRS; 6. FIELD OPERATION: EXPLORATION AND DRILLING; 7. PRODUCTION METHODS; 8. NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; 8.1. DEPRESSURIZATION TECHNIQUE; 8.2. THERMAL STIMULATION; 8.3. INHIBITOR INJECTION; 8.4. CO2 INJECTION; 8.5. COMBINATION OF METHODS; 9. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
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CONFLICTS OF INTERESTREFERENCES; Chapter 3: DESALINATION USING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SOURCES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; DESALINATION PROCESSES AND OPERATION PRINCIPLES; Multi-Stage Flash Distillation (MSF); Multi-Effect Evaporation/Distillation (MED); Solar Distillation (SD); Efficiency of Thermal Desalination; Reverse Osmosis (RO); Electrodialysis (ED); Membrane Distillation (MD); Energy Requirements for Desalination Processes; Renewable Energy Powered Desalination; WHY GEOTHERMAL DESALINATION?; Efficient Resource Utilization; Integrated Uses for Geothermal Energy Sources |
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Geothermal Water as Feed Water in DesalinationGeothermal Water for Membrane Desalination; GEOTHERMAL DESALINATION -- CURRENT STATUS; Selection of Desalination Process; Geothermal Desalination Potential in the USA; Geothermal Desalination Potential around the World; Economic Aspects of Geothermal Desalination; Environmental Aspects of Geothermal Desalination; Social Aspects of Geothermal Desalination; CONCLUDING REMARKS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: APPLICATIONS OF IONIC LIQUIDS AS INNOVATIVE ELECTROLYTES FOR FUEL CELLS; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. CLASSIFICATION OF IONIC LIQUIDS |
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3. SYNTHESIS OF ILS-BASED POLYMERS3.1. Ionic Liquids Doping of Polymers; 3.2. In Situ Polymerization in ILs Media; 3.3. Synthesis of Polymeric Ionic Liquids (PILs); 4. PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF ILS; 4.1. Glass Transition Temperature; 4.2. Thermal Stability; 4.3. Viscosity and Density; 4.4. Conductivity; 4.5. Solubility; 4.6. Electrochemical Window; 5. IONIC LIQUIDS AS ELECTROLYTES IN ENERGY STORAGE AND PRODUCTION; 5.1. Energy Storage; 5.1.1. Li-Ion Batteries; 5.1.1.1. Application of ILs in Metal-Air Batteries; 5.1.2. Supercapacitors; 5.1.3. Actuators; 5.2. Energy Production |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Power resources -- Research.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Energy.
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SCIENCE -- Energy.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Power Resources -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Power resources -- Research
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Acosta, Morena J., editor
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| ISBN |
9781634848541 |
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1634848543 |
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