Industrial Ecology: A Chemical Engineering Challenge
David T. Allen, R. Scott Butner
Industrial ecology involves turning wastes into raw materials -- an art that chemical engineers have practiced for decades.
Natural gas, at prices significantly below BTU parity with oil for a long time to come, will certainly play a pivotal role in world energy supply and will move towards becoming the premier fuel of the world economy. A significant feature of future gas prices is that they are likely to be technology driven, similar to oil prices, rather than resources driven.
This presentation describes and evaluates the technical, political, and economic challenges involved with widespread adoption of renewable energy technologies.
