The fuel problem

✍ Scribed by Lander, C. H.

• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 1931
• Weight: 339 KB
• Volume: 50
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0368-4075
• DOI: 10.1002/jctb.5000502702

✦ Synopsis

~t is geiicrriHy rccbgiiiscd tliiit one of the most coniples subjects which lins engaged the attention of this country for the pnst ten years is tlint fre-The present position of Grcnt Uritniii litis been lrirgely built 111) owing to its resources of coiil, nnd tlicsc still reinnin by far tlie inost iinportntit soiirce q"c11tly referred to as the " Fuel Yrobleln. "

C. H. LANDER Direclor of Firel Rescarch, Depurlitiettt VJ SciktrtiJic

clad Indiutriul Heseurcli of tile poirer which is being dciit:rittled i n cverincrertsing qunutities by inrliistry, itnil to prcserve nnd incrcnse the iiiiiciiitics of the \rliolc populntion.

'I~IICI'C is niiotlicr nspcct of tlio problim1 i+icII ]ins :I vitnl bcriring on (lcvclopiiicwt. Conls differ, iiiitl i)i*occsscs of t,rcwt,iiiciit 01' iitilisrit ion nrc iiot cqiltilly iipplictlbli: to ti11 conls. rl'lic siiitnl)ility of n conl for n ~wocms ilclmitls in soiiic. cnscs 011 niiniitc diffcimccs i i i tlic impiiritics.

C'htnlysts lmvc [I profoillid clTcct nii liydrogciititioii rind n Icss, hut. s l ill iioticenl)lc, effect, oii cnrbonisntioii, nntl mny l)r! c!ffcct,irc i l l ~)roinoling or inllibit.ing tho dcsircd rcnctions cvcii wlicn 1wsciit i i i very smnll qrinnt,it,ics. of oil fuels.