Synthetic Fuel Technology Development in the United States

Download or read book Synthetic Fuel Technology Development in the United States written by and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1988-11-17 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Direct coal liquefaction, a synthetic liquid fuel process, is one of the major developmental alternatives for meeting the anticipated fuel demands for the twenty-first century. This work provides a retrospective assessment of past attempts in this century to develop synthetic liquid fuel and applies the findings to produce reliable and pertinent data for the future. Retrospective technology assessment, a recent methodological invention, is used by the authors to analyze the past synthetic liquid fuel programs and the reasons for their failures. Bringing to bear four different perspectives--economic, technological, policy, and historical--the authors draw broad conclusions that will help guide the next development effort in the United States.