ABSTRACT

Global warming, air pollution, and energy security have been some of the most important public policy issues in recent years (Jacobson et al. 2009, Wang et al. 2008,

CONTENTS

17.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 327 17.1.1 Issues........................................................................................................................ 327 17.1.2 Methodology .......................................................................................................... 328

17.2 Algal Biomethanol ............................................................................................................. 329 17.2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 329 17.2.2 Research on Algal Biomethanol........................................................................... 329 17.2.3 Conclusion .............................................................................................................. 331

17.3 Studies on the Production of Methanol .......................................................................... 331 17.3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 331 17.3.2 Research on the Production of Methanol ...........................................................334