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Hot Water and Generators 356
Economic Benefits of Using Landfill Gas 357
Environmental Benefits of Using Landfill Gas 357
Case Study of Successful Application of Microgenerator Technology 357
Cal Poly Biogas Case Study 360
Biomass Energy 362
Biofuels and Thermal Depolymerization 362
Biomass Energy Implementation 365
Carbon Black 366
Gasification Process 367
Biopower 368
Bioproducts 369
Some Interesting Facts about Bioenergy 370
Biodiesel 371

Chapter 13 Fission- and Fusion-Type Nuclear Power 375
Properties of Uranium 375
Nuclear Fission Power Plant 377
Construction of a Nuclear Power Plant 378
Subcriticality, Criticality, and Supercriticality 378
Advantages and Disadvantages of Fission Nuclear Reactors 378
Effects of Nuclear Radiation 379
Radioactive Decay 380
Radiation Danger 381
Nuclear Radiation Accidents 381
Case Study: San Onofre 383
Canadian CANDU Reactor 384
Pebble-Bed Reactor 387
Hyperion Nuclear Power Reactor 389
Fusion Reactors 394
Fusion as a Future Energy Source 401
Future Fusion-Reactor Research and Development 403
Chapter 14 Air Pollution Abatement 405
Effects of Pollution on Human and Animal Life 406
Pollution-Abatement Equipment 407
Emerging Future Technologies: Bioreactors 415
Groundwater Replenishment System 415
Chapter 15 Carbon Dioxide Sequestration and Carbon
Trading Economics 421
Chemical and Physical Properties of Carbon Dioxide 421
Carbon Dioxide Production 422
Industrial Production of Carbon Dioxide 423
Industrial Uses of Carbon Dioxide 423
Carbon Dioxide in Photosynthesis 423
Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Ocean Waters and Aquatic Life 424
Pesticides and Plastics 424
Carbon Dioxide in the Oil and Chemical Industries 425
Role of Carbon Dioxide in Human Physiology 425
Carbon Dioxide Use in the Production of Ammonia and Fertilizer 425