U.S. DOE integrated collaborative technology development program for CO2 separation and capture
✍ Scribed by Klara, Scott M. ;Srivastava, Rameshwar D.
- Publisher
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 839 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0278-4491
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✦ Synopsis
Electric power generation represents one of the largest carbon dioxide (C02) emitters in the United States. Roughly one-third of all the United States' carbon emissions come from powerplants. Since electricity generation is expected to grow, and fossil fuels will continue to be the dominant fuel source, power generation can be expected to provide even greater C02 contributions in the future. Consequently, an important component of the United States Department of Energy's (DOE'S) research and development program is dedicated to reducing C02 emissions from powerplants by developing technologies to capture C02 for utilization and/or sequestration. A prima y goal of this research as to develop technology options that dramatically lower the cost of eliminating C02 from flue gas and other streams by use of eitherpreor post-combustion processes. This research is in its early stages, and is exploring a wide range of approaches, including membranes, improved C02 sorbents, advanced scrubbing, o q f m l combustors, formation of C02 hydrates, and economic assessments. nis paperpresents an overview of the DOE research program in the area of C02 separation and capture, while specifically addressing the status of research efforts related to promising pathways and potential technological breakthroughs.