Elsevier LTD, Oxford Clean Coal Engineering Technol

Coal is the dirtiest of all fossil fuels. When burned, it produces emissions that contribute to global warming, create acid rain, and pollute water. With all of the interest and research surrounding nuclear energy, hydropower, and biofuels, many think that coal is finally on its way out. However, coal generates half of the electricity in the United States and throughout the world today. Dramatically updated to meet the needs of an ever-changing energy market, Coal Energy Systems, 2e is a single source covering policy and the engineering involved in implementing that policy. Coal Energy Systems, 2e, addresses many coal-related subjects of interest ranging from the chemistry of coal and the future engineering anatomy of a coal-fired plant to the cutting-edge clean coal technologies being researched and utilized today.