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  1. Chemical Energy (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 28 min., 1997 sale: £28.75 (+VAT +p&p)

    Describes how the sun’s energy is converted into chemical energy by the endothermic photosynthesis reaction and stored in plants, coal and oil. Shows various methods of recovering that energy, illustrating...

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  2. Danish Energy (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Nick Watson
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    One quarter of the world’s population uses three quarters of the world’s fossil fuels. There are competing pressures in the industrialised societies on the need to control energy use and to satisfy...

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  3. Nanoparticle Catalysis: Size Matters (2015)

    Subject
    Chemistry; Environmental science

    Video podcast. Hanif Mahadi, Researcher in Edman Tsang’s group, explains how nanoparticle catalysts help use fossil fuels more efficiently and develop cleaner alternative sources of energy. [4 minutes].

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  4. From Petroleum to Polyethylene (1982 Video)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Beginning with the process of photosynthesis, deals with the formation of the fossil fuels, coal and oil. Illustrates the refining of North Sea oil and the production of derivatives, especially polyethylene.

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  5. Petroleum and Oil Refining

    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 27 minutes), £39.00

    This DVD examines the properties and uses of crude oil. It introduces the chemical compounds that exist in crude oil and shows how it is refined into many of the fuels and products used in modern society....

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  6. Organic Chemistry 1: The Carbon Connection (1988 Video)

    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min., 1999 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p)

    Investigates the properties of carbon and some of its uses. In six 10-minute segments: Carbon the Compromiser (discovery of a method to produce organic compounds, covalent bonds); The Shape of Carbon...

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  7. Nuclear Power? Yes Please! (198 Video)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    The case for nuclear power. Assembles facts and arguments to show that nuclear power is a well established and safe source of energy. Much of the evidence comes from British Nuclear Fuels, Central...

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  8. Wind over Water (2004)

    Subject
    Energy; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 32 minutes), £39.50

    Wind power is a multimillion dollar global industry, which is growing at the rate of 40% per year. As the new millennium begins with wind energy emerging as a viable alternative to power supplied by coal and...

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  9. Debating Energy Futures

    aka: Debating Energy Futures: Coal, Gas and Nuclear

    Subject
    Energy; Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 34 minutes), £49.00

    With case studies from the US, the UK, China and India, this title asks how important coal, gas and nuclear will be in the future global energy mix. The programme looks at what is being done to clean up...

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  10. Energy 2 (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 39 min.

    Aims to link issues in science, technology, society and the environment, and begins with a 10-minute INSET segment. Looks at the unprecedented demand for energy in the industrialised world, and considers the...

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