Chemistry without borders: the energy challenges

Química Nova

Guarieiro, Lílian Lefol Nani¹  Guarieiro, Aline Lefol Nani¹  Andrade, Jailson Bittencourt de¹  Ramos, Luiz Pereira¹  Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brasil¹  Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brasil¹  Centro Integrado de Manufatura e Tecnologia, Salvador, Brasil¹  Rocha, Gisele Olímpio da¹  CETREL S/A, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil¹ 

关键词: energy;    fossil fuels;    biofuels;    energy challenges.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422013001000010

学科分类：化学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica

【 摘 要 】

Coal, natural gas and petroleum-based liquid fuels are still the most widely used energy sources in modern society. The current scenario contrasts with the foreseen shortage of petroleum that was spread out in the beginning of the XXI century, when the concept of "energy security" emerged as an urgent agenda to ensure a good balance between energy supply and demand. Much beyond protecting refineries and oil ducts from terrorist attacks, these issues soon developed to a portfolio of measures related to process sustainability, involving at least three fundamental dimensions: (a) the need for technological breakthroughs to improve energy production worldwide; (b) the improvement of energy efficiency in all sectors of modern society; and (c) the increase of the social perception that education is a

【 授权许可】

Unknown