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Analysis of Paraho oil shale products and effluents: an example of the multi-technique approach

Inorganic analysis of solid, liquid and gaseous samples from the Paraho Semiworks Retort was completed using a multitechnique approach. The data were statistically analyzed to determine both the precision of each method and to see how closely the various techniques compared. The data were also used to determine the redistribution of 31 trace and major elements in the various effluents, including the offgas for the Paraho Retort operating in the direct mode. The computed mass balances show that … more

Date: June 10, 1979

Creator: Fruchter, J. S.; Wilkerson, C. L.; Evans, J. C. & Sanders, R. W.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Pacific Northwest Laboratory, annual report for 1983 to the DOE Office of Energy Research. Part 4. Physical sciences

Part 4 of the Pacific Northwest Laboratory Annual Report for 1983 to the Office of Energy Research, includes those programs funded under the title Physical and Technological Research. The Field Task Program Studies reports in this document are grouped under the subheadings and each section is introduced by a divider page that indicates the Field Task Agreement reported in that section. These reports only briefly indicate progress made during 1983. The reader should contact the principal investi… more

Date: February 1, 1984

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Energy from biological processes

This assessment responds to a request by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for an evaluation of the energy potential of various sources of plant and animal matter (biomass). This report complements an earlier OTA report on the Application of Solar Technology to Today's Energy Needs in evaluating the major solar energy resources available to the United States. The findings also will serve as part of the material to be used in an upcoming OTA assessment of synthetic fu… more

Date: July 1, 1980

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Fusion utilization projections in the United States energy economy

The following topics are discussed in some detail in this report: (1) applications of fusion energy, (2) fusion implementation in the US energy system, (3) reactor performance requirements, (4) technology for electric applications, and (5) technology for synthetic fuel/chemical applications. (MOW)

Date: November 1, 1979

Creator: Powell, J.R. & Fillo, J.A.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Chemical Engineering Division. Coal technology semiannual report, January--June 1975. [Coal gasification; catalytic activity of coal ash]

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Date: July 1, 1975

Creator: Fischer, J.; Che, S.; Lo, R.; Nandi, S.; Young, J. & Jonke, A.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Conservation and Renewable Energy Program: Bibliography, 1988 edition

The 831 references covering the period 1980 through Feb. 1988, are arranged under the following: analysis and evaluation, building equipment, building thermal envelope systems and materials, community systems and cogeneration, residential conservation service, retrofit, advanced heat engine ceramics, alternative fuels, microemulsion fuels, industrial chemical heat pumps, materials for waste heat utilization, energy conversion and utilization materials, tribology, emergency energy conservation,i… more

Date: April 1, 1988

Creator: Vaughan, K.H. (comp.)

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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The quest for greenhouse-constrained technologies amid other concerns for environment and energy

As we approach the 21st century, sentiments run high in the US for improved air quality in our cities and for a more secure energy future, hopefully to be manifest in lesser dependence on foreign supplies of oil. These sentiments are reflected in intense political activity on both the federal and state levels to enact legislation that will help alleviate both problems. At the same time though, the recent emergence of awareness of a threat of global warming due to ever increasing emissions of gr… more

Date: January 1, 1991

Creator: McGill, R.N.

Item Type: Article

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Advanced Coal Conversion Process Demonstration (Project)

This report contains a description of technical progress made on the Advanced Coal Conversion Process Demonstration Project (ACCP). The project is a US Department of Energy Innovative Clean Coal Technology Project. The cooperative agreement defining the project is between DOE and the Rosebud SynCoal Partnership RSCP. The RSCP is a partnership between Western Energy Company (WECo), a subsidiary of Entech, Montana Power's non-utility group, and NRG, a subsidiary of Northern States Power. The ACCP… more

Date: July 1, 1991

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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An outdoor test facility for the large-scale production of microalgae

The goal of the US Department of EnergySolar Energy Research Institute's Aquatic Species Program is to develop the technology base to produce liquid fuels from microalgae. This technology is being initially developed for the desert Southwest. As part of this program an outdoor test facility has been designed and constructed in Roswell, New Mexico. The site has a large existing infrastructure, a suitable climate, and abundant saline groundwater. This facility will be used to evaluate productivit… more

Date: March 1, 1988

Creator: Johnson, D.A.; Weissman, J. & Goebel, R.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Opportunities for coal to methanol conversion

The accumulations of mining residues in the anthracite coal regions of Pennsylvania offer a unique opportunity to convert the coal content into methanol that could be utilized in that area as an alternative to gasoline or to extend the supplies through blending. Additional demand may develop through the requirements of public utility gas turbines located in that region. The cost to run this refuse through coal preparation plants may result in a clean coal at about $17.00 per ton. After gasifica… more

Date: April 1, 1980

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Alternative energy sources for non-highway transportation: executive summary

A planning study was made for DOE on alternate fuels for non-highway transportation (aircraft, rail, marine, and pipeline). The study provides DOE with a recommendation of what alternate fuels may be of interest to non-highway transportation users from now through 2025 and recommends R and D needed to allow non-petroleum derived fuels to be used in non-highway transportation. In the near term (present-1985), there is unlikely to be any major change in the fuels used in any of the four modes of … more

Date: June 1, 1980

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Characterization of nitrogen compound types in hydrotreated Paraho shale oil

Results from the separation and characterization of nitrogen compound types in hydrotreated Paraho shale oil samples were obtained. Two samples of Paraho shale oil were hydrotreated by Chevron Research Company such that one sample contained about 0.05 wt. percent nitrogen and the other sample contained about 0.10 wt. percent nitrogen. A separation method concentrate specific nitrogen compound types was developed. Characterization of the nitrogen types was accomplished by infrared spectroscopy, … more

Date: October 1, 1980

Creator: Holmes, S.A. & Latham, D.R.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Study of hydrogen-powered versus battery-powered automobiles

A study conducted to compare the technological status and the resultant potential vehicle characteristics for hydrogen- and battery-powered automobiles that could be produced from 1985 to 2000 is documented in 3 volumes. The primary objectives of the study were: the assessments of applicable energy storage and propulsion technology for the two basic vehicle types (applied to four-passenger cars); a rigorous comparison of vehicle weight, size, and usefulness versus design range; and an investiga… more

Date: May 1, 1979

Creator: Donnelly, J.J. Jr.; Greayer, W.C.; Nichols, R.J. & Escher, W.J.D.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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High temperature blankets for the production of synthetic fuels

The application of very high temperature blankets to improved efficiency of electric power generation and production of H/sub 2/ and H/sub 2/ based synthetic fuels is described. The blanket modules have a low temperature (300 to 400/sup 0/C) structure (SS, V, Al, etc.) which serves as the vacuum/coolant pressure boundary, and a hot (>1000/sup 0/C) thermally insulated interior. Approximately 50 to 70% of the fusion energy is deposited in the hot interior because of deep penetration by high energ… more

Date: January 1, 1977

Creator: Powell, J.R.; Steinberg, M.; Fillo, J. & Makowitz, H.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Pacific Northwest Laboratory annual report for 1981 to the DOE Office of the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Protection, Safety and Emergency Preparedness. Part 5. Environmental and occupational protection, assessment, and engineering

This report describes research in environment, health, and safety conducted during fiscal year 1981. The five parts of the report are oriented to particular segments of the program. Parts 1 to 4 report on research performed for the DOE Office of Health and Environmental Research in the Office of Energy Research. Part 5 reports progress on all research performed for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Protection, Safety and Emergency Preparedness. The parts are: Part 1: Biome… more

Date: February 1, 1982

Creator: Glass, W.A.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Operating experience with a liquid-hydrogen fueled Buick and refueling system

An investigation of liquid-hydrogen storage and refueling systems for vehicular applications was made in a recently completed project. The vehicle used in the project was a 1979 Buick Century sedan with a 3.8-L displacement turbocharged V6 engine and an automatic transmission. The vehicle had a fuel economy for driving in the high altitude Los Alamos area that was equivalent to 2.4 km/L of liquid hydrogen or 8.9 km/L of gasoline on an equivalent energy basis. About 22% less energy was required … more

Date: January 1, 1982

Creator: Stewart, W.F.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Technology Characterizations. Environmental Information Handbook

The Environmental Handbook Series is designed to overcome the deficiency of information utility and transfer. Each of the works in this series brings together information in an area and format that is useful to both public and private sector needs. It is meant to serve as a basic reference document that will stand for a period of time and help to enrich decisionmaking and research in the interface of energy and the environment. This particular handbook deals with environmental characterization … more

Date: June 1, 1980

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Evaluation of the mouse micronucleus test as compared with the in vivo cytogenics test for mutagenicity of synthetic fuel materials. Topical report

This brief topical report, provides information on a comparison of the mouse micronucleus mutagenic test proposed by a DOE contractor (FMC) for coal derived chemicals; as compared with the in vivo cytogenic test. The latter procedure is repotedly preferred by EPA authorities connected with implementation of the toxic substances control act (TOSCA). This evaluation was performed at the request of Headquarters DOE program management staff. The mouse micronucleus test takes less time and costs app… more

Date: March 9, 1980

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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National plan for the accelerated commercialization of solar energy. Volume 3. Cost

Costs for programs written by the Mid-American Solar Energy Center staff and which are to be implemented by or through the center are given. The programs are separated into four market sectors: buildings, industrial process heat, agriculture and utilities. Each market sector is subdivided by four categories: industrial infrastructure development, market development, institutional and legal barriers, and product definition. Each program is further classified by technology including the following… more

Date: September 1, 1979

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Assessment of methane-related fuels for automotive fleet vehicles: technical, supply, and economic assessments

The use of methane-related fuels, derived from a variety of sources, in highway vehicles is assessed. Methane, as used here, includes natural gas (NG) as well as synthetic natural gas (SNG). Methanol is included because it can be produced from NG or the same resources as SNG, and because it is a liquid fuel at normal ambient conditions. Technological, operational, efficiency, petroleum displacement, supply, safety, and economic issues are analyzed. In principle, both NG and methanol allow more … more

Date: February 1, 1982

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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New generation of monitors for PAH's from synthetic fuel production

A gap exists between the crude techniques available for measuring polynuclear aromatic (PNA) compounds in the workplace, and the sophisticated analytical tools used in the laboratory for a much more complete characterization of pollutants from synfuel operations such as coal, tar sand, and oil shale processing. Real-time or near-real instruments suitable for use by industrial hygienists are urgently needed to measure fugitive emissions. Several new instruments and instrumental techniques are de… more

Date: January 1, 1977

Creator: Gammage, R B; Vo-Dinh, T; Hawthorne, A R; Thorngate, J H & Parkinson, W W

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Biomass liquefaction efforts in the United States

A brief summary of the biomass liquefaction research programs in the USA is presented. The facilities is Albany, Oregon and at LBL are described and flowcharts are included. The reactions occuring during these processes are explained. Properties of the oil produced are described. (DC)

Date: February 1, 1980

Creator: Ergun, S.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Quarterly report, 1 January-31 March 1980

Progress is reported in the following areas of research: characterization of organic pollutants emitted by fossil fuel processing and energy generating plants; environmental effects of using municipal solid wastes as a supplementary fuel; microbiological air quality at the Ames Municipal Solid Waste Recovery System; solid waste to methane environmental study; x-ray and ultraviolet excited optical luminescence (XEOL, UVEOL) of carcinogens - analytical possibilities; laser pumped luminescence (LP… more

Date: May 1, 1980

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Procedure for matching synfuel users with potential suppliers. Appendix B. Proposed and ongoing synthetic fuel production projects

To assist the Department of Energy, Office of Fuels Conversion (OFC), in implementing the synthetic fuel exemption under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act (FUA) of 1978, Resource Consulting Group, Inc. (RCG), has developed a procedure for matching prospective users and producers of synthetic fuel. The matching procedure, which involves a hierarchical screening process, is designed to assist OFC in: locating a supplier for a firm that wishes to obtain a synthetic fuel exemption; determi… more

Date: August 7, 1981

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department