Energy and transportation : challenges for the chemical sciences in the 21st century / Organizing Committee for the Workshop on Energy and Transportation, Committee on Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.) Organizing Committee for the Workshop on Energy and Transportation., Corporate Author.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century.

Conference Name:

Workshop on Energy and Transportation (2002 : Washington, D.C.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy development--Research--United States.

Energy development.

Transportation--Research--United States.

Transportation.

Chemical engineering--Research--United States.

Chemical engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (126 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book, also based on a workshop, assesses the current state of chemistry and chemical engineering at the interface with novel and existing forms of energy and transportation systems. The book also identifies challenges for the chemical sciences in helping to meet the increased demand for more energy, and opportunities for research in energy technologies and in the development of transportation vehicles.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Research Opportunities and Challenges in the Energy Sector""; ""3 Fuel Cell Development Managing the Interfaces""; ""4 Interface Challenges and Opportunities in Energy and Transportation""; ""5 R&D Challenges in the Chemical Sciences to Enable Widespread Utilization of Renewable Energy""; ""6 Nano- and Microscale Approaches to Energy Storage and Corrosion""; ""7 Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century""; ""8 A Renaissance for Nuclear Power?""

""9 Materials Technologies for Future Vehicles""""10 Could Carbon Sequestration Solve the Problem of Global Warming?""; ""11 The Hydrogen Fuel Infrastructure for Fuel Cell Vehicles""; ""12 Opportunities for Catalysis Research in Energy and Transportation""; ""13 Role of 21st Century Chemistry in Transportation and Energy""; ""14 Future Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in Energy and Transportation""; ""Appendixes""; ""A Statement of Task""; ""B Biographies of the Organizing Committee Members""; ""D Workshop Agenda""; ""E Results from Breakout Sessions""

Notes:

"The Workshop on Energy and Transportation took place on January 7-9, 2002, in Washington, D.C. This workshop was the second in a series of workshops that comprise the study Challenges in the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century."--P. ix.

Includes bibliographic references.

ISBN:

0-309-16692-6

1-280-20934-8

9780309526841

9786610209347

0-309-52684-1

OCLC:

923258811