{"product_id":"rethinking-coal-harold-h-schobert-9780199767083","title":"Rethinking Coal: Chemicals and Carbon-Based Materials in the 21st Century","description":"\u003cem\u003eRethinking Coal: Chemicals and Carbon-Based Materials in the 21st Century\u003c\/em\u003e is a timely presentation of the current uses and future impacts of coal and coal technologies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree decades ago, coal was the dominant source of electricity generation in the U.S. and the recipient of moderate research efforts in the synthetic fuels arena. In recent years, though coal is still heavily discussed in the media, the focus has shifted towards the ill effects that coal mining and combustion have on the environment. As it is likely that we will have to rely on coal for a major share of electricity generation for decades to come, it is increasingly important to understand the current issues that surround coal, as well as future prospects for developing or applying coal technologies that have lesser impacts on the environment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, author Harold Schobert discusses the current uses and future impacts of coal and coal technologies. \u003cem\u003eRethinking Coal: Chemicals and Carbon-Based Materials in the 21st Century \u003c\/em\u003eprovides an overview of how coal formed eons ago; the basic properties of coal and differences among the many kinds of coals; the ways coal is currently used in the world; new and emerging technologies for using coal, including prospects for using coal as a source of valuable chemicals and carbon materials rather than burning it; and the impacts of coal use on the environment including CO2 emissions and global climate change, as well as the various practices of coal mining. \u003cem\u003eRethinking Coal\u003c\/em\u003e presents the environmental, technical, and economic advantages and disadvantages of various applications of coal, without disparaging or supporting its use.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harold Schobert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199767084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199767083\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.33h x 6.47w x 1.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023","brand":"Harold Schobert","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076436488447,"sku":"9780199767083","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c86b619b-e8c5-472b-b839-872961460700.jpg?v=1685464982","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rethinking-coal-harold-h-schobert-9780199767083","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}