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1 online resource |
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Energy science, engineering and technology |
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Water resource planning, development and management |
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Energy science, engineering and technology series.
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Water resource planning, development and management series.
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| Contents |
CONSUMPTIVE WATER USE IN LIQUID FUEL PRODUCTION. SELECT ANALYSES; CONSUMPTIVE WATER USE IN LIQUID FUEL PRODUCTION. SELECT ANALYSES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: CONSUMPTIVE WATER USEIN THE PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL AND PETROLEUM GASOLINE -2011 UPDATE; ABBRAVIATIONS; UPDATE NOTES; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; GASOLINE FROM CONVENTIONAL CRUDE OIL; GASOLINE FROM CANADIAN OIL SANDS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. METHODOLOGY; 3. ETHANOL; 4. GASOLINE; 5. ADDITIONAL ISSUES; 6. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES |
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Chapter 2: ENERGY-WATER NEXUS: MANY UNCERTAINTIES REMAIN ABOUT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL EFFECTS OF INCREASED BIOFUEL PRODUCTION ON WATER RESOURCESWHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; EACH STAGE OF BIOFUEL PRODUCTION AFFECTS WATER RESOURCES, BUT THE EXTENT DEPENDS ONTHE FEEDSTOCK AND REGION; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS, AND ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES CANMITIGATE SOME WATER RESOURCE EFFECTS OF BIOFUELS PRODUCTION, BUT THERE ARE BARRIERS TO ADOPTION |
| Summary |
The production of energy feedstocks and fuels requires substantial water input. Not only do biofuel feedstocks like corn, switchgrass, and agricultural residues need water for growth and conversion to ethanol, but petroleum feedstocks like crude oil and oil sands also require large volumes of water for drilling, extraction, and conversion into petroleum products. Moreover, in many cases, crude oil production is increasingly water dependent. Competing uses strain available water resources and raise the specter of resource depletion and environmental degradation. Water management has become a ke |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Liquid fuels.
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Biomass energy industries -- Water-supply
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Hydraulic fracturing.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Chemical & Biochemical.
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Liquid fuels
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Water consumption
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Battista, Pasquale D., editor
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| LC no. |
2019714428 |
| ISBN |
9781628089394 |
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1628089393 |
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