Nuclear and solar energy may be the predominant energy sources of the future. America needs to prepare for this now
Careful evaluation of population trends.indicate5.a world one hundred years hence with perhaps three timb as many people as there are today. ‘Moreand more, lassadvanced are awakening to the advantages of industr-tion, and industry is common, energy uses increase faster than p Energy; in 2050.
Last year in the I&EC feature lecture, Manson Bendict discussed the chemical engineering aspects.of nuclear power.. ’ This m0 C. Flullas confirms the need for chemists and chemical engineers to be concerned with their contributions to this field-his thesis is that energy sources a century away must be predominantly nuclear and secondarily solar: other sources will play a minor part in supplying our energy needs. An authoritpin his own right in the field of energy sources, Dr. F u m bas in this lecture leaked heavily on ,Palmer Putnam’s book “Energy in the Future” for data and indication of trends. If he accomplished nothing else, the highlighting of such a treatise would be a service to the average member of the chemical profession. But he has done much ,more. He has evaluated, interpreted, and not always agreed. bject, and a treatment, which I&EC’s readers will welcome. Staff-Industry Collaborative Report series will be resumed with cture of synthetic detergents from petroleum in France.
PLANT ADAPTATION. Whether to adapt an existing plant or build a new one to meet changed conditions is a problem amridered in seven articles..
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