UID:
almafu_9959328363002883
Format:
1 online resource (xiv, 623 pages)
ISBN:
9781119522836
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1119522838
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9781119522850
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1119522854
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9781119522843
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1119522846
Content:
It has long been recognized that science is the pursuit of knowledge, knowledge is power, and power is political. However, the fantasy of science being apolitical is a hallmark legacy of the enlightenment era, an era that romanticized pursuit of knowledge, disconnected from the baggage of power, politics, and dogmatic assertions. Yet, while the age of information has exponentially increased our access to knowledge, we can see, as clearly as ever, that scientific knowledge is neither apolitical nor dogma-free, and it certainly is not disconnected from power. It is hard to imagine another era when the separation between science and politics has been this blurred as it is today. At the same time, it is true that no other topic than climate change has been so politically charged, with one side dominating the scientific narration and branding anyone opposing the mainstream as a "climate change denier," and the other standing in staunch defiance that climate change exists. In an age of political and scientific turmoil, how can we navigate out way to coming towards a more objective understanding of the scientific issues surrounding the climate change debate' This book presents the current debate of climate change as scientifically futile, on both sides of the scientific, and often, political, spectrum. The climate change debate has become like obesity, cancer, diabetes or opioid addiction, which is to say that the debate should not be if these maladies exist, but rather, what causes them. Instead of looking for the cause and making adjustments to remove those causes from our lifestyle, a combination of the capitalist drive towards mass production and a lack of identifying the roots of the problems, new solutions, or substitutes, have been proposed as "quick fixes" to the problems. This book identifies the root causes of climate change and shows that climate change is real and it is also preventable, but that it can be reversed only if we stop introducing pollutants in the ensuing greenhouse gases. The book brings back common sense and grounds scientists to the fundamentals of heat and mass transfer, while at the same time disconnecting politicking and hysteria from true scientific analysis of the phenomenon of global climate.
Note:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Opening Statement; 1.2 Summary; 1.3 Chapter 2: State-of-the Art of the Climate Change Debate; 1.4 Chapter 3: Forest Fires and Anthropogenic CO2; 1.5 Chapter 4: Role of Agricultural Practices on Climate Change; 1.6 Chapter 5: Role of Biofuel Processing in Creating Global Warming; 1.7 Chapter 6: Role of Refining on Climate Change; 1.8 Chapter 7: Scientific Characterization of Petroleum Fluids; 1.9 Chapter 8: Delinearized History of Climate Change Hysteria; 1.10 Chapter 9: The Monetization the Climate Science
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1.11 Chapter 10: The Science of Global Warming1.12 Chapter 11: Conclusions; 2 State-of-The-Art of the Climate Change Debate; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Anthropogenic Climate Change (ACC); 2.3 The Climate Change as a Natural Process; 2.4 Conclusions; 3 Forest Fires and Anthropogenic CO2; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Science of Forest Fires; 3.2.1 Role of Water and Carbon; 3.2.2 Combustion and Oxidation; 3.2.3 From Natural Energy to Natural Mass; 3.2.4 Causes of Forest Fires; 3.3 Climate Change and Forest Fire; 3.4 Setting the Stage to Discover a CO2 Effect; 3.5 Conclusions
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4 Role of Agricultural Practices on Climate Change4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Climate-Water-Food Nexus; 4.3 Biofuel; 4.4 Pathway Analysis of Biofuels; 4.4.1 Chemical Fertilizers; 4.4.2 Pesticides; 4.4.2.1 Toxin Related to Pesticide; 4.4.3 The Heavy Metals; 4.4.3.1 Lead; 4.4.3.2 Chromium; 4.4.3.3 Arsenic; 4.4.3.4 Zinc; 4.4.3.5 Cadmium; 4.4.3.6 Copper; 4.4.3.7 Mercury; 4.4.3.8 Nickel; 4.4.3.9 Overall Effect of Heavy Metals on Life Cycle and Ecosystem; 4.4.4 The Mechanism; 4.4.5 Bioethanol; 4.5 Conclusions; 5 Role of Biofuel Processing in Creating Global Warming; 5.1 Introduction
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5.2 The Process of Biodiesel Manufacturing5.2.1 Variables Affecting Transesterification Reaction; 5.2.1.1 Effect of Free Fatty Acid and Moisture; 5.2.1.2 Catalyst Type and Concentration; 5.2.1.3 Molar Ratio of Alcohol to Oil and Type of Alcohol; 5.2.1.4 Effect of Reaction Time and Temperature; 5.2.1.5 Mixing Intensity; 5.2.1.6 Effect of Using Organic Co-Solvents; 5.2.2 Catalysts; 5.2.2.1 The Effects of Homogeneous Catalyst in Biodiesel Production; 5.2.2.2 Effect of Heterogeneous Catalysts; 5.2.2.3 Future Trends and the Impact on the Environment; 5.2.3 Greening of the Biodiesel Process
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5.3 Conclusions6 Role of Refining on Climate Change; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The Refining Process; 6.3 Additives and Their Functions; 6.3.1 Platinum; 6.3.2 Cadmium; 6.3.3 Lead; 6.4 Science of Nanoscale; 6.4.1 Connection Between Subatomic and Bulk Properties; 6.4.2 The Correct Formulation; 6.5 Zeolite as a Refining Catalyst; 6.5.1 Gasoline Pool; 6.5.2 Linear Paraffin Isomerization; 6.5.3 Isobutane-Butene Alkylation; 6.5.4 Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC); 6.5.5 Reforming; 6.5.6 Hydrocracking; 6.6 Conclusions; 7 Scientific Characterization of Petroleum Fluids; 7.1 Introduction
Additional Edition:
Print version: Islam, Rafiqul, 1959- Science of climate change. Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons ; Beverly, MA : Scrivener Publishing, 2019 ISBN 9780470626122
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0470626127
Language:
English
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URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119522850
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119522850
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119522850
