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Fracking : fabrication of functional nanoshells /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Royal Society of Chemistry,
2014.
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| Colección: | Issues in environmental science and technology ;
39. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Editors; List of Contributors; Introduction and Overview: the Role of Shale Gas in Securing OurEnergy Future; 1 Introduction; 2 Shale Gas Production and Reserves in the UK; 3 UK Estimates of Shale Gas; 4 Existing Natural Gas Supplies in the UK; 5 World Energy Environment: Is Shale likely to be a Game Changer?; 6 Regulation; 7 Predictions are Hard, Especially about the Future; Disclaimer; References; Shale Gas Boom, Trade and Environmental Policies: Global Economicand Environmental Analyses in a Multidisciplinary ModelingFramework; 1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review and Background.
- 3 The GTAP Model4 GTAP Model and Database Modifications; 5 Simulation Experiments; 6 Simulation Results; 7 Conclusions; References; Exploration for Unconventional Hydrocarbons:Shale Gas and Shale Oil; 1 Introduction; 2 Shale Resource Systems
- Concepts; 3 What Makes a Shale Reservoir?; 4 Exploration and Exploitation of Shale Reservoirs; 5 Geological/Environmental Considerations; 6 Shale Resources
- USA versus Europe and the Rest of the World; 7 Conclusions; References; Climate Change Impacts of Shale Gas Production; 1 Introduction; 2 Life-cycle Climate Impact of Shale Gas Production.
- 3 Shale Gas in the Global Energy System4 Shale Gas as a Transition Fuel; References; The Hydrogeological Aspects of Shale Gas Extractionin the UK; 1 Introduction; 2 Potential Shale Gas Resources and Aquifers in the UK; 3 Water Resources; 4 Contaminant/Pollutant Sources; 5 Contaminant Pathways and Receptors; 6 Risk Assessment, Regulation and GroundwaterProtection; 7 Evidence of Shale-gas-related GroundwaterContamination; 8 Conclusions; References; Coal Seam Gas Recovery in Australia: Economic, Environmental and Policy Issues; 1 Introduction and Context; 2 The Australian Minerals Economy.
- 3 Coal Seam Gas Development in Australia4 Toward a Comprehensive Economic Assessment of CSGDevelopment: a Case Study of CSG versus Agriculture onPrime Farmland; 5 Conclusions; References; Prospects for Shale Gas Development in China; 1 Introduction; 2 Geology and Shale Gas Resources in China; 3 Recent Progress of Shale Gas Development in China; 4 Socioeconomic and Employment Benefits of Shale GasDevelopment in China; 5 Geopolitical Implications of Shale Gas Development in China; 6 China's Supportive Policies for Shale Gas Development; 7 Challenges for Shale Gas Development in China.
- 8 The Promising Future of China's Shale Gas Development9 Conclusions; References; Unconventional and Unburnable: Why going all out for Shale Gas isthe Wrong Direction for the UK's Energy Policy; 1 Introduction; 2 Environmental Concerns; 3 Local Economic Impacts; 4 Energy Security; 5 Other Forms of Unconventional Gas; 6 Friends of the Earth's Vision; References; Subject Index.