Alcoholic Fuels.0849339448 Alcoholic fuels. Ed. by Shelley Minteer. CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Checking) An error checking technique used to ensure the accuracy of transmitting digital data. The transmitted messages are divided into predetermined lengths which, used as dividends, are divided by a fixed divisor. / Taylor & Francis 2006 273 pages $99.95 Hardcover Chemical industries TP358 Minteer (chemistry, Saint Louis University Saint Louis University, mainly at St. Louis, Mo.; Jesuit; coeducational; opened 1818 as an academy, became a college 1820, chartered as a university 1832. Parks College (est. 1927 as Parks College of Aeronautical Technology) in Cahokia, Ill. ) presents a supplementary text for graduate courses on alternative energy, power sources, and fuel cells. The first section focuses on the production of methanol methanol, methyl alcohol, or wood alcohol, CH3OH, a colorless, flammable liquid that is miscible with water in all proportions. Methanol is a monohydric alcohol. It melts at −97. , ethanol, and butanol bu·ta·nol n. Either of two butyl alcohols derived from butane and used as solvents and in organic synthesis. [butan(e) + -ol1. from various biomasses, and the second section examines blended fuels. The final section covers applications of alcoholic fuels in different types of fuel cells, reformers, and generators. Chapters are comprehensive to provide readers with an understanding of the history of the technology and each application's role in diminishing our dependence on oil. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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