-
Municipal Solid Waste Pollution Prevention
1,019 wordsThe Presidential Green Chemistry Awards-Dr. Mark Holtzapple In 1996, Mark Holtzapple of Texas A&M University received the Academic Award for the Green Chemistry challenge. This award was given to him for the development of a family of technologies that converts waste biomass into animal feed and industrial chemicals and fuels by adding lime to a fermentation process. This waste biomass includes municipal solid waste, sewage sludge, manure, and agricultural residues. As we all know all of these w...
Free research essays on topics related to: municipal solid waste, pollution prevention, entire process, waste, biomass -
Iran Iraq War Facts On File
1,238 wordsKuwait is located on the Northwest coast of the Persian Gulf in Southwest Asia. It is bordered by Iraq on the Northwest and North sides, and by Saudi Arabia on the South side. The countrys total area, including the islands of Bubiyan, Warbah, and Faylakah is 6, 880 square miles. (Encarta) Virtually the entire country, except for some small coastal areas, is barren desert, with a flat to rolling terrain. Soils are practically nonexistent. The average annual temperature is 77 F, and the average an...
Free research essays on topics related to: iran iraq war, saddam hussein, facts on file, library of congress, persian gulf -
Crude Oil Foreign Oil
885 wordsA century ago, when Henry Ford was mass-producing automobiles, most of the fuel for Americas cars came from places like Oklahoma and Texas. Today, oil for our cars and other things that use petroleum comes from places like Venezuela and Iran. In fact, our country is now dependent on a group of nations called the Oil and Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). They have the power to set the price of the oil we import and the price is inflating rapidly. In 1997, the cost of oil was $ 14 per barrel. ...
Free research essays on topics related to: oil production, great potential, crude oil, national debt, foreign oil -
Impact Of The Automobile From 1900 1945
1,129 wordsThe impact of the automobile between 1900 through 1945 was immense. It paved the way for a future dependency on the automobile. To paint a better picture, imagine life without an automobile. Everyday life would be dull, cumbersome, and tedious. An individuals mobility would be very limited. Basically, the life without an automobile could not be fathomed. The importance of the automobile is often taken for granite. Society may not know what appreciate the impact of the automobile and effects it h...
Free research essays on topics related to: henry ford, propelled vehicle, motor vehicles, petroleum industry, nineteenth century -
Hydrogen And Oxygen Combustion Engines
1,015 wordsHard to believe that the simplest atom in the universe is used in the making of the most destructive weapon known to man isnt it? Well so is the fact that it will soon (we hope) become the replacement for petroleum-based fuels, and just about every other form of fuel too. One electron orbiting one proton is all that hydrogen is, and it is mankind's future. It is easy to manufacture, (although the government says otherwise, ) safe and easy to store, and has only one by-product water. The way that...
Free research essays on topics related to: internal combustion, combustion engines, storage tanks, hydrogen and oxygen, hydrogen gas -
Return On Assets Natural Gas
1,291 wordsRunning head: COURSEWORK ASSIGNMENT ECONOMICS OF STRATEGY Coursework Assignment - Economics of Strategy August 27, 2009 Competitive Environment Porters approach to the industry's structural analysis is aimed to assess each of the competitive forces that act within the industry, the collective strength of which will define the profit potential and attractiveness of the industry. These competitive forces are: the intensity of rivalry, the barriers to entry, bargaining power of suppliers, bargainin...
Free research essays on topics related to: oil industry, return on assets, natural gas, competitive forces, oil companies -
Will The Rising Cost Of Gasoline Ever Stop
3,145 wordsWill the rising cost of gasoline ever stop In the context of contemporary world economy and industry, oil and gasoline trends, in particular, cumulative and regional supply and demand, prices, and transportation costs become extremely controversial issue in terms of its development, forecasting and long-term impact they have on national economies worldwide, including the US. Practically, booming economies in the US were bolstering energy demand during last to years, however the extent to which h...
Free research essays on topics related to: consumer spending, oil prices, reformulated gasoline, crude oil, b d -
Acetic Acid Standard Oil
2,738 wordsBritish Petrochemical Corporation registered on April 14, 1909, as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Ltd. It was named the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Ltd. , in 1935 and changed its name to the British Petroleum Company Limited in 1954. The current name was adopted in 1982. The company? s headquarters are in London. The Anglo-Persian Oil Company was formed in 1909 to take over and finance an oil-field concession granted in 1901 by the Iranian government to an English investor, William Knox D? Arcy. ...
Free research essays on topics related to: largest producer, joint venture, acetic acid, standard oil, largest -
Clean Air Act Environmental Protection Agency
1,282 words1990, the federal Clean Air Act was passed to improve air quality in the United States. President Bush's proposed amendments to the Clean Air Act initially would have led to the introduction of alternative, non-petroleum fuels. The petroleum and oxygenate industries responded by offering a reformulated gasoline program as a substitute for most of the alternate fuel proposals. As a result, the amendments to the federal Clean Air Act adopted in 1990 required steps to achieve lower vehicle emission...
Free research essays on topics related to: reformulated gasoline, department of health, environmental protection agency, university of california, clean air act -
Saddam Hussein Saudi Arabia
2,316 wordsThe Persian Gulf War War was inevitable in the Gulf and it was a war in which Iraq was inevitability to lose. There were several reasons why this was and became a reality. How, when, where did this process of self destruction begin? It was quite evident that Saddam Hussein. the president of Iraq, was becoming a military giant in the Middle East and therefore a threat to the stability of the entire region. His war with Iran was proof of this. The U. S. and other industrialized Western nations cou...
Free research essays on topics related to: saddam hussein, saudi arabia, gulf war, western nations, persian gulf -
Ground Level Ozone Carbon Dioxide
4,309 wordsAlternative Electric Vehicles Alternative Fuels Alternative Fuel Vehicles You Can Buy Today From the earliest days of the automotive industry alternative fuels have always competed with petroleum for powering vehicles. Nicholas Cugnot made the first self-powered road vehicle in 1769 with a steam engine, and the first gasoline automobile didnt appear until over 100 years later from Karl Benz. Through the late 19 th and early 20 th century steam and electric power remained strong contenders. The i...
Free research essays on topics related to: carbon monoxide, ground level ozone, nitrogen oxides, greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide -
Frequently Asked Questions United States Of America
3,462 wordsThe worst imaginable environmental catastrophe that could occur in Maryland has just become a reality. The lifeblood of Southern Maryland's Watermen has been forever affected. The ecosystems of the Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay have been irreversibly contaminated. The Three Mile Island and Chernobyl Nuclear Accidents have affected the world ecosystems; but the Chalk Point oil spill has reached us here in Southern Maryland. The ethical considerations with generating electricity from fossil fu...
Free research essays on topics related to: protect the environment, source of power, united states of america, frequently asked questions, constitution of the united states -
Municipal Solid Waste Carbon Dioxide
2,028 wordsThe Presidential Green Chemistry Awards-Dr. Mark Holtzapple In 1996, Mark Holtzapple of Texas A&# 038; M University received the Academic Award for the Green Chemistry challenge. This award was given to him for the development of a family of technologies that converts waste biomass into animal feed and industrial chemicals and fuels by adding lime to a fermentation process. This waste biomass includes municipal solid waste, sewage sludge, manure, and agricultural residues. As we all know all of ...
Free research essays on topics related to: carbon dioxide, harmful chemicals, pollution prevention, environmentally friendly, municipal solid waste -
Hydrogen Atoms Fossil Fuels
2,994 wordsHYDROGEN THE POWER SURCE OF THE FUTURE Since the beginning of the scientific revolution in the early nineties the mankind looks for an energy source that is clean and renewable; solution of this problem would be probably the most common thing in our life WATER. Water consists of two chemical elements, hydrogen and oxygen. Each molecule of water consists of two hydrogen (H 2) atoms and one oxygen (O) atom. Chemical binding between these three atoms is very stable and strong. Therefore, the reacti...
Free research essays on topics related to: fossil fuels, liquid hydrogen, hydrogen atoms, www document, alternative fuels -
Motor Vehicles Negative Effects
2,274 wordsImpact of the Automobile from 1900 - 1945 The impact of the automobile between 1900 through 1945 was immense. It paved the way for a future dependency on the automobile. To paint a better picture, imagine life without an automobile. Everyday life would be dull, cumbersome, and tedious. An individuals mobility would be very limited. Basically, the life without an automobile could not be fathomed. The importance of the automobile is often taken for granite. Society may not know what appreciate the...
Free research essays on topics related to: nineteenth century, henry ford, negative effects, propelled vehicle, motor vehicles -
Motor Vehicles Negative Effects
2,288 wordsThe impact of the automobile between 1900 through 1945 was immense. It paved the way for a future dependency on the automobile. To paint a better picture, imagine life without an automobile. Everyday life would be dull, cumbersome, and tedious. An individual? s mobility would be very limited. Basically, the life without an automobile could not be fathomed. The importance of the automobile is often taken for granite. Society may not know what appreciate the impact of the automobile and effects it...
Free research essays on topics related to: motor vehicles, propelled vehicle, negative effects, henry ford, nineteenth century -
Motor Vehicles Roman Catholic
1,183 wordsItaly is a country in southern Europe. It is located in the Mediterranean region. Italy is a peninsula that has the Tyrrhenlan Sea to its west, the Adriatic Sea to its east, and the Lonian Sea to its southeast. Austria and Switzerland border Italy to the north. France borders Italy to the northwest. The Capital of Italy is Rome, also the largest city. The official language of Italy is Italian. About 98 % of the people in Italy are Roman Catholic. The pope lives in Rome. Italy is 116, 320 sq. mil...
Free research essays on topics related to: motor vehicles, italy's, imported goods, motor, roman catholic -
Prince Edward Island Precious Metals
3,239 wordsCanadian Mining Facts Annual In 1997, Canadian mining was hard hit by the current metal downturn that began with a dramatic drop in the price of gold. However, despite a larger-than-expected number of mine closings, the year ended with 21 mine openings (11 mines and 10 re-openings) and 20 mine closings (9 suspensions and 11 closures). Overall, Canadian mines incurred a substantial net gain of some 31 485 t of daily ore production capacity and some 25 mining jobs in 1997 through mine openings and...
Free research essays on topics related to: precious metals, mining industry, largest producer, prince edward island, worlds largest -
Prince William Sound Exxon Valdez
1,369 wordsOil Spills: It will happen again Imagine that you are a just a small, ordinary seabird. It is March 24, 1987 and far away from you is an enormous tanker called the Exxon Valdez, coming at an astonishing speed. You do not worry, for these huge ships come along very occasionally in the Alaskan waters. The next thing you know when you turn around is that something wrong. The tanker is heading towards Bligh Reef, which is a mass of granite pinnacles. It crashes into the reef and something black, thi...
Free research essays on topics related to: exxon valdez, crude oil, mother nature, oil spills, prince william sound -
Miles Per Gallon Supply And Demand
1,722 wordsHow does that happen? I stopped in the morning on the way in to work and filled up my gas tank for $ 1. 15 /gallon or roughly $ 13 a tank and then just ten hours later, the same gas station, the same grade of gas is $ 1. 10 /gallon! If I had only waited, I could have saved enough money to buy a candy bar or a can of pop for my much-needed afternoon sugar break! But, of course, it has worked the other way in the past. There have been plenty of times when I have waited until the afternoon to stop ...
Free research essays on topics related to: saudi arabia, forms of energy, supply and demand, miles per gallon, crude oil
Customer center
