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The future of helium as a natural resource

The future of helium as a natural resource [electronic resource] / edited by William J. Nuttall, Richard H. Clarke and Bartek A. Glowacki. - London : Routledge, 2012. - xxxix, 330 p. : ill., maps, port. - Routledge explorations in environmental economics ; 35 . - Routledge explorations in environmental economics ; 35. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. Introduction / Richard H. Clarke, William J. Nuttall and Bartek A. Glowacki -- 2. A history of the helium industry / Bo Sears -- 3. The US federal helium reserve / Joseph B. Peterson -- 4. Helium in Algeria : pioneering helium extraction from LNG / Benjamin Rheinoehl -- 5. LNG : the global liquefied natural gas industry / Andrew Flower -- 6. Helium in Russia / Benjamin Hooker -- 7. India : harnessing helium from Earth's interior / Nisith K. Das, Rakesh K. Bhandari and Shri C. Mallik -- 8. Helium from the air : the backstop / Richard H. Clarke and Roger Clare -- 9. Helium demand : applications, prices and substitution / Zhiming Cai, Richard H. Clarke and William J. Nuttall -- 10. The dynamics of the helium market / William J. Nuttall ... [et al.] -- 11. Closed-cycle refrigeration : minimizing helium demand in cryogenic applications / Thomas W. Bradshaw and Trevor Miller -- 12. Medical imaging : why helium prevails / Adrian Thomas -- 13. Rising to the challenges of constrained helium supply in cryogenic systems for the research market / John W. Burgoyne and Michael N. Cuthbert -- 14. Helium and nuclear fission energy / Richard Stainsby -- 15. Helium and fusion energy / Richard H. Clarke and Zhiming Cai -- 16. Substituting hydrogen for helium in cryogenic applications / Bartek A. Glowacki -- 17. Is there a helium problem? : ways forward / Ralph Scurlock and Art Francis -- 18. The future of helium : policy, molecules and machines / William J. Nuttall, Richard H. Clarke and Bartek A. Glowacki.




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9780203120675 (e-book : PDF)


Natural resource--Multiple use.
Helium.


Electronic books.