Environmental issues of synthetic transportation fuels from coal

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Environmental issues of synthetic transportation fuels from coal

1982-11-01
By United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment

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Alternative Title:

Increased automobile fuel efficiency and synthetic fuels : alternatives for reducing oil imports. Background paper #3
Corporate Creators:

United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Subject/TRT Terms:

Coal Industry Coal Liquefaction Coal Liquefaction Plants Coal Liquefaction Processes Environmental Impact Analysis Large-scale Commercialization Research Reports Synfuels Synthetic Fuels Technology Comparisons Transportation Fuels
Publication/ Report Number:

PB83-161919
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1403003
Resource Type:

Research Paper
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

Princeton University
NTL Classification:

NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT ; NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Alternative Fuels ; NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Environment Impacts
Abstract:

This report, Background paper #3, contains papers written for Office of Technology Assessment to assist in preparation of the report, Increased Automobile Fuel Efficiency and Synthetic Fuels: Alternatives for Reducing Oil Imports. Environmental impacts from large-scale commercialization of coal liquefaction are important to government, industry, the public, and a variety of interest groups. This report reviews environmental issues associated with coal liquefaction processes by addressing the following topics: 1) A comparison of the environmental differences among technologies; 2) A comparison of the impacts among different coal regions; 3) A description of the uncertainty of synfuels data and environmental effects; and 4) An identification of problems aggravated by accelerated development schedules.
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PDF
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http://www.princeton.edu/~ota/disk3/1982/8208/8208.PDF
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US Transportation Collection
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urn:sha256:4aea303f40a0b0c0bfab86596ab9cc4c8f6d3448e7e4319e2583dcc06e21e6a7
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12693/dot_12693_DS1.pdf
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