Fossil Fuel Emissions Control Technologies

Preface

Bruce G. Miller, Senior Scientist and Associate Director, EMS Energy Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

Fossil fuels – including coal, oil, and natural gas – are currently the world’s primary energy source. Historically they have supplied most of the world’s energy and will continue to do so for many decades. Despite concerns regarding climate change, experts predict that petroleum, coal, and natural gas will remain the primary energy sources because they are abundant, inexpensive relative to renewables, and familiar to the user. The implementation of technologies to extract petroleum and natural gas from unconventional sources has resulted in a dramatic increase in their production, which ...