Transport fuels from Australia's gas resources / edited by Robert Clark and Mark Thomson.

The transport sector in Australia depends heavily on imported oil-based fuels. With this comes the ever-present risk of oil supply shortages. But Australia is gas-rich and oil-poor, so it makes practical sense to assess how our own gas resources can be used to produce these fuels. Natural gas can be...

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Other Authors: Clark, Robert (Editor), Thomson, Mark (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Sydney Australia : New South Publishing, 2014.
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Summary:The transport sector in Australia depends heavily on imported oil-based fuels. With this comes the ever-present risk of oil supply shortages. But Australia is gas-rich and oil-poor, so it makes practical sense to assess how our own gas resources can be used to produce these fuels. Natural gas can be used directly as a fuel, blended with diesel in modified diesel engines, and converted into a conventional liquid fuel - all at a modest cost. This book, written by Australia's leading experts in the field, demonstrates how using natural gas as a transport fuel could increase our fuel self-sufficie.
Item Description:"A UNSW Press book"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:1 online resource (330 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, charts
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
ISBN:9781742247182
1742247180
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 7, 2015).