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Safety in the LNG Value Chain

Dec 12, 2012
Georges Melhem, Henry Ozog

In this webinar, presenters describe and examine potential LNG (liquefied natural gas) hazards and risk-reduction methods for the LNG value chain ― production and consumption.

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Advanced Biofuels - The Path Forward

Nov 8, 2009
W. Densmore Hunter
Oil prices go up and they come down and our ability to forecast them with any real confidence has not been particularly good. A year ago when oil prices were at record highs and global economies were booming, the case for biofuels seemed clear. The path forward is cloudier today. Are we facing a...

The Challenges of Scale and Sustainability in U.S. Energy Policy

Nov 8, 2009
Marilyn Brown
The pace of technology improvement and deployment could significantly reduce the cost of stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations and improve the nation's energy security. Given the need for a large-scale energy transformation, the challenge is to move toward actions that go beyond technology R...

What Does it Take to Address the Nation's Energy Challenges

Nov 8, 2009
Dana Christensen
The nation is facing a renaissance in energy technology to include dramatic changes in transportation, electricity production, distribution and use, and energy efficiency. The nation is also rapidly expanding its scientific capabilities and is currently leading the world in areas such as material...

Clean Coal Technology and CO2 Capture: A Perspective

Nov 8, 2009
L. S. Fan
Absolute and per-capita energy consumption is bound to increase globally, leading to a projected increase in energy requirements of 50% by 2020. The primary source for providing a majority of the energy will continue to be fossil fuels. However, an array of enabling technologies needs to be proven...

Synthesis and Characterization of New Bimetallic Spinel Oxy-Nitride Photocatalysts

Nov 8, 2009
Bharat Boppana
Photocatalysis is the acceleration of a slow reaction by a photon-assisted process with titanium dioxide (TiO2) being the material of choice for most environmental applications including hydrogen production by water splitting [1,3]. Inspite of a number of advantages like optimum band structure,...

Titania Nanotube Supported Gold Photoanodes

Nov 8, 2009
Peter Aurora
Photoelectrochemical cells (PEC) combine a photovoltaic device for light harvesting and an electrolyzer for water splitting into a single system. These cells consist of a photoanode for water oxidation and oxygen evolution, a cathode where hydrogen is evolved, and an electrolyte. A major obstacle...

New Technologies in Refining

Apr 29, 2009
Subramanya Nayak
In today’s competitive environment, development and implementation of new refining technology can differentiate one refining company from another. Whether in processing non-traditional crudes such as oil/tar sands or high sulfur crudes, extracting more from the bottom of the barrel, complying with...

Biomass Thermal Conversion

Apr 29, 2009
A. R. Ardiyanti, Nicholas Means, Sae Hoon Lee
Papers are on topics related sustatinable supply of a wide variety of biomass feedstocks to meet the needs of evolving liquid fuel demand (transportation and heating) and alternative enrgy sources. Please Note : Biomass Thermal Conversion -- Spring Meeting 2009 includes the following recorded...

LNG Safety - II

Apr 29, 2009
Morshed Rana, Ruifeng Qi, Sanjeev Saraf
This session presents advancements in LNG safety in LNG baseload and receiving terminals, LNG ships and other related areas. LNG Vapor Dispersion Consequence Modeling with CFD Codes ·<span style="&'font:" 7pt="" 'times="" new="" roman';&'=""> Have You Considered High-Pressure LNG...

Nuclear Process Chemistry Tutorial - Session 4

Apr 29, 2009
C. K. Liu
Part IV of a two day tutorial on nuclear process chemistry is presented in four instruction sessions and two review/problem sessions. Purpose of the tutorial is presentation of chemical and radiological properties of nuclear materials and fission products and application of these properties in the...

Nuclear Process Chemistry Tutorial - Session 3

Apr 29, 2009
C. K. Liu
Part III of a two day tutorial on nuclear process chemistry is presented in four instruction sessions and two review/problem sessions. Purpose of the tutorial is presentation of chemical and radiological properties of nuclear materials and fission products and application of these properties in the...

Advances in Biofuel Technologies

Apr 29, 2009
Daniela Mainardi, Mark Poggi, Swati Rao
Papers on biodiesel production advances. Please Note : Advances in Biofuel Technologies -- Spring Meeting 2009 includes the following recorded presentations: · Enzyme-Catalyzed Methanol Production from Atmospheric Methane Oxidation · Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulosic Sludge to Glucose ·...

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