Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy (repost)
George A. Olah, Alain Goeppert, G. K. Surya Prakash "Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy"
Wiley-VCH | English | 2009-11-23 | ISBN: 3527324224 | 350 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Wiley-VCH | English | 2009-11-23 | ISBN: 3527324224 | 350 pages | PDF | 5 MB
The world is currently consuming about 85 million barrels of oil a day, and about two-thirds as much natural gas equivalent, both derived from non-renewable natural sources. In the foreseeable future, our energy needs will come from any available alternate source. Methanol is one such viable alternative, and also offers a convenient solution for efficient energy storage on a large scale.