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Producing liquid fuels from coal : prospects and policy issues

Title
Producing liquid fuels from coal : prospects and policy issues / James T. Bartis, Frank Camm, David S. Ortiz.
Author
Bartis, James T., 1945-
Publication
Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corp., 2008.

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Additional Authors
  • Camm, Frank A., 1949-
  • Ortiz, David (David Santana)
Description
xxx, 167 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm
Subject
  • Coal liquefaction
  • Coal liquefaction > Government policy > United States
Note
  • "Rand Project Air Force and Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-167).
Contents
Introduction -- The coal resource base -- Coal-to-liquids technologies -- Other unconventional fuels -- Benefits of coal-to-liquids development -- Critical policy issues for coal-to-liquids development -- Designing incentives to encourage private investment -- Moving forward with a coal-to-liquids development effort -- Appendixes: A. Cost-estimation methodology and assumptions -- B. Greenhouse-gas emissions: supporting analysis -- C. A model of the global liquid-fuel market.
ISBN
  • 9780833045119 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0833045113 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2008050794
  • 99933526582
OCLC
  • ocn276406220
  • 276406220
  • SCSB-5467380
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries