Future potential sources

OTHER FUTURE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF INDUSTRIAL LIGNINS... 

Hydrogen derived from coal is a potential source of fuel for fuel cell vehicles of the future. 

The availability of biomass and the allocation of biomass resources across energy sectors are crucial, as this energy source is faced with high expectations with regard to its future potentials. Although the potential analysis undertaken here is focused on the electricity sector, with regard to biomass, all energy sectors have been considered. The total domestic availability of solid biomass is approximately 221 Mtoe/yr (9.2 PJ/yr).3 To indicate the European perspective in a broader context, it is assumed that biomass can be imported to the European market. Specifically ... 

Lee, S.-Y, Holder, G.D. 2001. Methane hydrates potential as a future energy source. Fuel Proc Technol 71 181-186. 

It should be clear from the preceding examples that theoretical studies of this type serve not simply to validate computational predictions by detecting potential sources of error, but also to identify the origins of particular spectroscopic characteristics, establish trends, and uncover correlations between structural or electronic features and spectroscopic observables. It remains to be seen in future applications how far this approach can take us in establishing reliable connections between structural parameters and spectroscopic properties for larger and more complex oligonuclear transition metal systems. 

Energy demand, the implementation of sulfur oxide pollution controls, and the future commercialization of coal gasification and liquefaction have increased the potential for the development of considerable supplies of sulfur and sulfuric acid as a result of abatement, desulfurization and conversion processes. Lesser potential sources include shale oil, domestic tar sands and heavy oil, and unconventional sources of natural gas. Current supply sources of saleable sulfur values include refineries, sour natural gas processing and smelting operations. To this, Frasch sulfur production must be added. 

The produced water tram the oil field, alter retention in skimmer tanks, was directly disposed of into a shallow aquifer zone located at a depth of about 700 ft [210 m]. This aquifer, which has excellent permeability, is a potential source of water for future drinking-water projects in Bahrain. 

Yet we are not without hope for future applications of bulk chemical analyses. More thorough chemical cleaning of the shell to remove inorganic components may reduce some of the variability among shells collected from a region, allowing us to better define potential source zones and assign unknown beads to these source zones. 

Kosaric, N. and Vardar-Sukan, F., Potential sources of energy and chemical products, in The Biotechnology of Ethanol Classical and Future Applications, Roehr, M., Ed., Wiley-VCH, New York, 2001, pp. 90-226. 

Amebiasis (also called amebic dysentery) is an infection of the intestinal tract caused by Entamoeba histolytica. The disease can be acute or chronic with patients showing varying degrees of illness, from no symptoms to mild diarrhea to fulminating dysentery. Diagnosis is made by isolating E, histolytica in fresh feces. Therapy is aimed not only at the acutely ill patient but also at those who are asymptomatic carriers since dormant E. histolytica may cause future infections in the carrier and may be a potential source of infection of others. 

Source. Enzymes for food applications come from all three kingdoms plant, animal, and microbial. Traditionally used plant and animal enzymes are the plant proteases such as papain, ficin and bromelain, plant amylases from malt, and animal rennin which is used in cheese manufacture. Microbial cells are the usual and most promising future source of industrial enzymes. Estimates of the number of microorganisms in the world tested as potential sources of enzymes fall around 2% with only about 25 organisms, including a dozen or so fungi, currently used for industrial enzymes. 

Both the Ninth and Tenth Editions, while retaining emphasis on environmental considerations, were expanded in the area of energy and its sources, as far as permitted by available information. The goal of the editors was to provide condensed, authoritative, factually oriented statements and descriptions, and to resist prognostications as to the future potential of any particular energy source. At the same time, continuing... 

It should be noted that EXAFS and ASAXS are relatively new techniques, however, having emerged only within the last fifteen years. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that their full potential is largely unexplored. Moreover, it is certain that with current and future synchrotron sources[47], new techniques will be developed, and that some of these will be profitably applied to the study of ionomers. 

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