Electrotechnology

A survey of electro-technologies and their status is presented here. Principles of operation and significant applications, both current and potential are outlined, and an assessment is made wherever possible of the selected topics. Many of the technologies and processes discussed are in their infancy and development stages. Some have developed and are developing rapidly, while all show great future promise. Rapid progress is being made in numerous industrial and environmental applications. The electro-technologies identified in the volume have been selected for evaluation based on their potential impact in key industrial sectors and implications for industrial energy patterns. There is little doubt that a "revolution" in electro-technologies has been and, is now, underway in industry. In many cases far reaching as well as publicized developments have been fostering this revolution. Many of the implications are just starting to be realized in a wide range of industries. The objectives of this book are two-fold: - To identify and describe the range of industrial and environmental applications of electro-technologies; and - To identify those applications that have potential for commercialization and that are likely to affect energy consumption patterns.