Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 10 Disease-Resistant Transgenic Animals
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   Chapter 15 Radiation Sources
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   Chapter 16 Dosimetry
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   Chapter 17 Health Physics
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   Chapter 18 Fission Reactor Physics
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   Chapter 20 Modern Nuclear Fuel Cycles
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   Chapter 21 Uranium and Thorium Resources
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   Chapter 22 Nuclear Fission Power Plants
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    Chapter 23 Nuclear Reactor Materials and Fuels
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    Chapter 24 Nuclear Safeguards and Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Materials
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    Chapter 25 Radiation Shielding
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    Chapter 26 Isotope Separation Methods for Nuclear Fuel
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    Chapter 27 Nuclear Fuel, Reprocessing of
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    Chapter 28 Nuclear Facilities, Decommissioning of
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    Chapter 29 Radioactive Waste Management: Storage, Transport, and Disposal
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    Chapter 30 GEN-IV Reactors
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    Chapter 31 Nuclear Fusion
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    Chapter 33 Nuclear Power, Economics of
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    Chapter 34 Ionizing Radiation Detectors
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    Chapter 55 Sustainable Remediation: Integrating Risk, Science, and Sustainability Principles
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    Chapter 70 Petroleum Refining and Environmental Control and Environmental Effects
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    Chapter 72 Gas to Liquid Technologies
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    Chapter 73 Coal to Liquids Technologies
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    Chapter 91 Hazardous Materials Characterization and Assessment
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    Chapter 96 Vitrification of Waste and Reuse of Waste-Derived Glass
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    Chapter 97 Hazardous Waste Incineration Ashes and Their Utilization
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    Chapter 99 Petroleum and Oil Sand Exploration and Production
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    Chapter 100 Natural Gas Power
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    Chapter 102 Oil Shale Processing, Chemistry and Technology
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    Chapter 108 Improving Grain Quality in Oil and Cereal Crops
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    Chapter 138 Fuel Cells (SOFC): Alternative Approaches (Electroytes, Electrodes, Fuels)
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    Chapter 141 Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells
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    Chapter 143 Polybenzimidazole Fuel Cell Technology: Theory, Performance, and Applications
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    Chapter 146 Membrane Electrolytes, from Perfluorosulfonic Acid (PFSA) to Hydrocarbon Ionomers
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    Chapter 147 PEM Fuel Cells and Platinum-Based Electrocatalysts
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    Chapter 149 Polymer Electrolyte (PE) Fuel Cell Systems
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    Chapter 152 PEM Fuel Cell Materials: Costs, Performance and Durability
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    Chapter 154 Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells
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    Chapter 155 Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: High-Temperature, Low-Humidity Operation
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    Chapter 158 Sustainable Productivity, Heat Tolerance for
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    Chapter 158 Sustainable Productivity, Heat Tolerance for
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    Chapter 161 Coal and Peat: Global Resources and Future Supply
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    Chapter 164 Integrated Pest Management
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    Chapter 192 Seed Dormancy and Agriculture, Physiology
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    Chapter 194 Crop Responses to Available Soil Water
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    Chapter 197 Sustainable and Healthy Built Environment
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    Chapter 198 Daylighting Controls, Performance, and Global Impacts
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    Chapter 200 Geologic Carbon Sequestration: Sustainability and Environmental Risk
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    Chapter 206 Karst Terrane and Transportation Issues
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    Chapter 206 Karst Terrane and Transportation Issues
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    Chapter 211 Urban Redevelopment and Quality of Open Spaces
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    Chapter 219 Cropping Systems: Shaping Nature
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    Chapter 225 Bioclimatic design
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    Chapter 228 Lodging Resistance in Cereals
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    Chapter 229 Geothermal Power Capacity, Sustainability and Renewability of
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    Chapter 230 Geothermal Energy, Geology and Hydrology of
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    Chapter 231 Geothermal Energy Utilization
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    Chapter 232 Geothermal Power Economics
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    Chapter 233 Geothermal Power Conversion Technology
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    Chapter 233 Geothermal Power Conversion Technology
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    Chapter 235 Engineered Geothermal Systems, Development and Sustainability of
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    Chapter 244 Biomass as Renewable Source of Energy, Possible Conversion Routes
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    Chapter 245 Solid Biofuels, Fuels, and Their Characteristics
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    Chapter 247 Biofuels: Upgraded New Solids
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    Chapter 248 Biomass Energy Heat Provision in Modern Small-Scale Systems
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    Chapter 249 Biomass Energy Small-Scale Combined Heat and Power Systems
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    Chapter 251 Biogas for Energy Provision from Agricultural Feedstock, Hi-Tech Applications
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    Chapter 252 Biomass Gasification for Rural Electrification, Small Scale
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    Chapter 253 Biomass Gasification for Electricity and Fuels, Large Scale
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    Chapter 254 Biomass Combustion for Electricity Generation
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    Chapter 255 Plant Oil Fuels Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
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    Chapter 257 Biofuels: A Technical, Economic, and Environmental Comparison
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    Chapter 268 Desertification and Impact on Sustainability of Human Systems
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    Chapter 295 Light Rail Transit, Shared Infrastructural Issues
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    Chapter 298 Geothermal Field and Reservoir Monitoring
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    Chapter 299 Reservoir Engineering in Geothermal Fields
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    Chapter 303 Regenerative Development and Design
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    Chapter 305 Geothermal Resources Worldwide, Direct Heat Utilization of
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    Chapter 306 Hydrothermal Systems, Geochemistry of
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    Chapter 308 Dam Engineering and its Environmental Aspects
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    Chapter 309 Geothermal Energy, Nature, Use, and Expectations
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    Chapter 310 Geothermal Resources, Drilling for
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    Chapter 312 Bioethanol from Sugar: The Brazilian Experience
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    Chapter 312 Bioethanol from Sugar: The Brazilian Experience
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    Chapter 313 Biogas Production and Energy Cropping
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    Chapter 315 Biomass Energy Heat Provision for Cooking and Heating in Developing Countries
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    Chapter 316 Biomass Energy Heat Provision in Modern Large-Scale Systems
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    Chapter 318 Hydrogen from Biomass
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    Chapter 319 Lignocellulosic Energy Grasses for Combustion, Production, and Provision
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    Chapter 319 Lignocellulosic Energy Crops, Production, and Provision
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    Chapter 319 Lignocellulosic Energy Crops, Production, and Provision
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    Chapter 320 Mariculture Systems, Integrated Land-Based
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    Chapter 351 Passive House (Passivhaus)
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    Chapter 372 Passive Solar Heating in the Built Environment
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    Chapter 385 Crop Responses to Nitrogen
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    Chapter 390 Sustainable Design and Construction, Integrated Delivery Processes and Building Information Modeling
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    Chapter 394 WTE, Introduction to Waste-to-Energy
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    Chapter 396 WTE, Combustion Phenomena on Moving Grate
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     Chapter 397 WTE, The Martin WTE Technology
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     Chapter 401 Waste-to-Energy for District Heating
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     Chapter 401 Waste-to-Energy for District Heating
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     Chapter 401 Waste-to-Energy for District Heating
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     Chapter 403 WTE, Greenhouse Gas Benefits
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     Chapter 404 WTE and Sustainable Waste and Materials Management
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     Chapter 405 WTE: Fluidized bedized Bed Technology
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     Chapter 408 WTE, Thermal Waste Treatment for Sustainable Waste Management
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     Chapter 409 WTE, Life Cycle Assessment Comparison to Landfilling
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     Chapter 416 Light Rail, Systemic Viability
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     Chapter 417 Rating Systems for Sustainability
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     Chapter 418 Waste-to-Energy: Decreasing the Entropy of Solid Wastes and Increasing Metal Recovery
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     Chapter 419 WTE, Gasification and Pyrolysis in Japan
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     Chapter 428 Biogas Substrates from Municipalities and Industries
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     Chapter 430 Internal Combustion Engines, Developments in
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     Chapter 432 Bioethanol from Sugar and Starch
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     Chapter 436 Algae: A New Biomass Resource
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     Chapter 438 Dredging Practices and Environmental Considerations
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     Chapter 439 Groundwater Salinity Due to Urban Growth
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     Chapter 442 Construction Planning, Environmental Impact of Foundation Studies and Earthquake Issues
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     Chapter 445 Solar Radiation Spectrum
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     Chapter 477 Volcanoes of Mexico
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     Chapter 521 Bioethanol from Lignocellulosic Biomass
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     Chapter 579 Species Competition and Predation
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     Chapter 604 Evidence-Based Design for Indoor Environmental Quality and Health
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     Chapter 695 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
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     Chapter 697 Offshore Wind Energy Technology Trends, Challenges, and Risks
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     Chapter 700 Tidal Energy
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     Chapter 701 Ocean Energy, Introduction
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     Chapter 715 Ocean Observatories and Information: Building a Global Ocean Observing Network
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     Chapter 732 Oil Spill Remote Sensing
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     Chapter 749 Long Term Ecological Research Network
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     Chapter 800 Vehicle Traction Motors
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     Chapter 828 Marine and Freshwater Fecal Indicators and Source Identification
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     Chapter 838 Geothermal Resources, Environmental Aspects of
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     Chapter 864 How Sustainability Helps Coal and Other Mining Operations
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     Chapter 866 WTE, Energy Contained in Solid Wastes
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     Chapter 875 Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Environmental Challenges
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     Chapter 879 Nuclear Energy, Introduction
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     Chapter 879 Nuclear Energy, Introduction
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     Chapter 883 WtE, Management of WtE Residues in Europe
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     Chapter 897 Hurricane and Monsoon Tracking with Driftsondes
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     Chapter 906 Earthquake Faulting, Ground Motions and Deformations
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     Chapter 909 Sustainable Water Treatment Using Nanofiltration and Tight Ultrafiltration Membranes
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     Chapter 920 Fossil Energy, Introduction
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     Chapter 922 Geothermal Power Stations, Introduction to
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     Chapter 922 Geothermal Power Stations, Introduction to
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     Chapter 924 Renewable Energy from Biomass: Introduction
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     Chapter 935 Hazardous Waste, Introduction
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     Chapter 944 Nutrient Bioextraction
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     Chapter 945 Modelling Carrying Capacity of Bivalve Aquaculture: A Review of Definitions and Methods
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     Chapter 947 Small Modular Reactors
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     Chapter 948 Advances on Inorganic Membrane Reactors for Production of Hydrogen
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     Chapter 949 Biohydrogen Production from Agricultural Residues
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     Chapter 950 Genetic Optimization for Increasing Hydrogen Production in Microalgae
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     Chapter 951 Biohydrogen Production
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     Chapter 952 Applications of Radioisotopes
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     Chapter 953 Policy Instruments for Mitigating Carbon Dioxide Emissions
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     Chapter 954 Hydrogen Production Through Electrolysis
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     Chapter 955 Hydrogen Production from Biological Sources
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     Chapter 956 Hydrogen Production Through Pyrolysis
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     Chapter 957 Hydrogen Production from Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting
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     Chapter 958 Hydrogen Production from Algal Pathways
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     Chapter 959 Mitigation of Airborne Pollutants in Coal Combustion: Use of Simulation
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     Chapter 961 Nuclear-Assisted Hydrogen Production
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     Chapter 962 Anaerobic Fermentation of Organic Material: Biological Processes and Their Control Parameters
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     Chapter 963 Transportation Biofuels via the Pyrolysis Pathway: Status and Prospects
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     Chapter 967 Mine Water Inrush
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     Chapter 968 Water in Loess
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     Chapter 969 Fresh Water Geochemistry, Overview
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     Chapter 976 Induced Seismicity
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     Chapter 978 Mineral and Thermal Waters
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     Chapter 984 Pyrolysis of Solid Biomass: Basics, Processes, and Products
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     Chapter 985 Biomass Production, Biological Basics
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     Chapter 986 Biomass to Liquid (BtL)
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     Chapter 987 Wood from Forests: Trees and Production Schemes
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     Chapter 988 Short Rotation Coppice: Status and Prospects
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     Chapter 989 World Markets for Vegetable Oils: Status and Prospects
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     Chapter 990 World Markets for Wood: Status and Prospects
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     Chapter 991 Bioenergy within Global Energy Systems: Current and Future Contribution
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     Chapter 992 Conversion Pathways Toward Transportation Fuels: Identification and Comparison
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     Chapter 993 Hydrothermal Conversion of Biomass
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     Chapter 994 Biogas for Energy Provision from Organic Waste, Hi-tech Applications
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     Chapter 995 Innovative Options for Energy Provision
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     Chapter 996 Biosynthetic Natural Gas (Bio-SNG)
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     Chapter 997 World Markets for Sugar and Starch: Status and Prospects
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     Chapter 998 Co-combustion of Solid Biofuels in Coal-Fired Power Plants
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     Chapter 1019 PEM Fuel Cells, Modeling
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     Chapter 1020 Fuel Cell Systems, Total Cost of Ownership
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     Chapter 1021 Ionomer Thin Films in PEM Fuel Cells
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     Chapter 1021 Ionomer Thin Films in PEM Fuel Cells
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     Chapter 1022 Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells with Low-Pt Content
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     Chapter 1025 Infrared Thermographic Imaging in Geoengineering and Geoscience
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     Chapter 1026 Power Generation from Low-Grade Heat Streams
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     Chapter 1027 Solar Pond Power Systems
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     Chapter 1028 Power Generation from Dry Air
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     Chapter 1029 Osmotic Power Generation
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     Chapter 1031 Resilient Design
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     Chapter 1034 Biophilic Design
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     Chapter 1038 Liquid Fuels from Vegetable Oil
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     Chapter 1039 Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels Derived from Alcohols
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     Chapter 1040 Biomethane in Transportation Sector
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     Chapter 1041 Bio-Gtl Processes
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     Chapter 1042 Thermochemical Conversion of Solid Biofuels: Processes and Techniques
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     Chapter 1043 Emissions from solid biofuel combustion, Pollutant formation and control options
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     Chapter 1044 Sustainable Urbanism
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     Chapter 1045 Bioenergy: Role in Balancing the Electricity Grid and as Energy Storage
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     Chapter 1046 WTE, Non-Recycled Combustible Wastes in Cement Production
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     Chapter 1048 Biomass Provision and Use, Sustainability Aspects
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     Chapter 1050 The Biorefinery Approach