Energy crisis

The Acetic Acid Process. Prior to the energy crisis of the 1970s, acetic anhydride was manufactured by thermal decomposition of acetic acid at pressures of 15—20 kPa (2.2—2.9 psi) (22), beginning with the first step ... 

A. M. Brownsteia, Trends in Petrochemical Technology The Impact of the Energy Crisis, Petroleum PubHshiag Company, Tulsa, OMa., 1976, p. 36. 

In light of the energy crisis in the 1970 s, considerable attention has been given to the problem of synthesizing HENs. The problem can be defined as follows ... 

The first well-known LCA study was funded by Coca-Cola in 1969. Its purpose was to compare resource consumption and emissions associated with beverage containers. During the energy crisis, several studies were performed with an emphasis on energy. Before 1990, LCA studies dealt mainly with emissions and use of resources and were limited to technical systems. 

In the east, a New York Public Service Commissioner testified before Congress in mid-1973 in support of appliance efficiency standards, even before the energy crisis, and New York State began to adopt its own appliance efficiency standards in 1976. 

Some environmentalists anticipated a major accident like that of the Exxon Valdez. When plaiiiiing for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline took place during the energy crisis of the early 1970s, it was controversial because of the conflicts of balancing the needs of oil... 

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