Uses of energy, minerals and changing techniques / Kaulir Kisor Chatterjee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chatterjee, Kaulir Kisor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy minerals--India.

Energy minerals.

Energy minerals--India--History.

Energy minerals--Technological innovations.

Mines and mineral resources--India.

Mines and mineral resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (134 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book is about much more than a mere list of uses of the energy minerals, which are the most important concerns of one and all now-a-days. In this book, all the eight energy minerals have been brought within one cover. The book traces the history of use of each mineral to its beginning in India, as well as in the other parts of the world; it explains the reasons why a particular grade of a particular mineral is used for a particular purpose.

Contents:

Cover; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Coal; Chapter 3. Petroleum; Chapter 4. Natural Gas; Chapter 5. Uranium Ore and Metal; Chapter 6. Lignite; Chapter 7. Monazite and Thorium; Chapter 8. Peat; Chapter 9. Anthracite; Chapter 10. Bibliography; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [112]-113) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-22431-6

9786611224318

81-224-2317-5

OCLC:

476123736