Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports


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Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.




Biofuels for Aviation


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The aviation sector is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the world, at 2% of the human-induced total. The sector's transition to sustainable, renewable fuels, therefore, is crucial to meet the international climate targets set forth in the 2015 Paris Agreement. This brief examines how the expansion of biofuels for jet aircraft can reduce emissions substantially compared to fossil-based jet fuel.




Biokerosene


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This book provides a detailed overview of aspects related to the overall provision chain for biokerosene as part of the global civil aviation business. Starting with a review of the current market situation for aviation fuels and airplanes and their demands, it then presents in-depth descriptions of classical and especially new types of non-edible biomass feedstock suitable for biokerosene provision. Subsequent chapters discuss those fuel provision processes that are already available and those still under development based on various biomass feedstock materials, and present e.g. an overview of the current state of the art in the production of a liquid biomass-based fuel fulfilling the specifications for kerosene. Further, given the growing interest of the aviation industry and airlines in biofuels for aviation, the experiences of an air-carrier are presented. In closing, the book provides a market outlook for biokerosene. Addressing a broad range of aspects related to the pros and cons of biokerosene as a renewable fuel for aviation, the book offers a unique resource.




RECENT TRENDS IN CHEMICAL SCIENCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE


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Our intention in publishing this book was to discuss and interpret all of the major issues in the chemical and environmental science disciplines, because this book covers such a broad range of chemical and environmental science research area. Rather, we have selected the themes and challenges, briefly defined them and demonstrated how they connect, clarified the terminology, and indicated where further research may be accessed. We hope that the result is an excellent introduction to 'chemical and environmental science. It is primarily aimed towards researchers in chemical science and related fields, but it should be accessible to new researchers as well. We have explored into more depth on issues that have received little attention elsewhere. There are several useful sources for topics such as chemical science, environmental science, nanotechnology, ionic liquids, solid waste management, photodegradation, Nanomaterial, adsorption of hazardous metals, and conducting polymers. However we attempted to provide up-to-current knowledge, we are well aware that books may soon go out of date if they seek to provide too much detail, so we concentrated on basic concepts that should not go out of fashion too quickly. Our book differs somewhat from other texts in the chemical and environmental sciences in its concentration. We have focused on ideas and theories because we feel that a solid grasp of them will be more useful in the long run than specifics of present systems, services, and approaches. We've also highlighted the dimension since we feel it's critical to understand where the discipline and its components originated from and why some things are the way they are. This approach is based on the research, with several references provided at the end of each chapter for convenience. Our intention is that the content of this book will be sufficient to provide a fundamental knowledge of the entire field, and that readers will refer to the references for more information and examples of the parts of which they are most interested. The conclusion words and captions, as well as the important references, at the conclusion of each chapter are intended to present the main points in a factual way.




ERDA Energy Research Abstracts


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Hydrogen Production from Nuclear Energy


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With the resurgence of nuclear power around the world, and the increasingly important role of hydrogen as a clean energy carrier, the utilization of nuclear energy for large-scale hydrogen production will have a key role in a sustainable energy future. Co-generation of both electricity and hydrogen from nuclear plants will become increasingly attractive. It enables load leveling together with renewable energy and storage of electricity in the form of hydrogen, when electricity prices and demand are lowest at off-peak hours of nuclear plants, such as overnight. Hydrogen Production from Nuclear Energy provides an overview of the latest developments and methods of nuclear based hydrogen production, including electrolysis and thermochemical cycles. Particular focus is given to thermochemical water splitting by the copper-chlorine and sulphur-based cycles. Cycle configurations, equipment design, modeling and implementation issues are presented and discussed. The book provides the reader with an overview of the key enabling technologies towards the design and industrialization of hydrogen plants that are co-located and linked with nuclear plants in the future. The book includes illustrations of technology developments, tables that summarize key features and results, overviews of recent advances and new methods of nuclear hydrogen production. The latest results from leading authorities in the fields will be presented, including efficiencies, costs, equipment design, and modeling.




Conference Proceedings


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Sustainable Aviation Fuels


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ERDA Energy Research Abstracts


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