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Title: Assessment of basic research needs for greenhouse gas control technologies

Abstract

This paper is an outgrowth of an effort undertaken by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Research to assess the fundamental research needs to support a national program in carbon management. Five topics were identified as areas where carbon management strategies and technologies might be developed: (1) capture of carbon dioxide, decarbonization strategies, and carbon dioxide disposal and utilization; (2) hydrogen development and fuel cells; (3) enhancement of the natural carbon cycle; (4) biomass production and utilization; and (5) improvement of the efficiency of energy production, conversion, and utilization. Within each of these general areas, experts came together to identify targets of opportunity for fundamental research likely to lead to the development of mid- to long-term solutions for stabilizing or decreasing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Basic research to support the options outlined above are far reaching-from understanding natural global processes such as the ocean and terrestrial carbon cycles to development of new materials and concepts for chemical separation. Examples of fundamental research needs are described in this paper.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., Berkeley, CA (US)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Director, Office of Science. Office of Biological and Environmental Research (US)
OSTI Identifier:
751721
Report Number(s):
LBNL-42398
R&D Project: 465101; TRN: AH200018%%185
DOE Contract Number:  
AC03-76SF00098
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 4th Annual Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, Interlaken (CH), 08/30/1998--09/02/1998; Other Information: PBD: 1 Sep 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; GREENHOUSE GASES; CARBON DIOXIDE; AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT; INFORMATION NEEDS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CARBON CYCLE; RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Citation Formats

Benson, S M, Chandler, W, Edmonds, J, Houghton, J, Levine, M, Bates, L, Chum, H, Dooley, J, Grether, D, Logan, J, Wiltsee, G, and Wright, L. Assessment of basic research needs for greenhouse gas control technologies. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Benson, S M, Chandler, W, Edmonds, J, Houghton, J, Levine, M, Bates, L, Chum, H, Dooley, J, Grether, D, Logan, J, Wiltsee, G, & Wright, L. Assessment of basic research needs for greenhouse gas control technologies. United States.
Benson, S M, Chandler, W, Edmonds, J, Houghton, J, Levine, M, Bates, L, Chum, H, Dooley, J, Grether, D, Logan, J, Wiltsee, G, and Wright, L. 1998. "Assessment of basic research needs for greenhouse gas control technologies". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/751721.
@article{osti_751721,
title = {Assessment of basic research needs for greenhouse gas control technologies},
author = {Benson, S M and Chandler, W and Edmonds, J and Houghton, J and Levine, M and Bates, L and Chum, H and Dooley, J and Grether, D and Logan, J and Wiltsee, G and Wright, L},
abstractNote = {This paper is an outgrowth of an effort undertaken by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Research to assess the fundamental research needs to support a national program in carbon management. Five topics were identified as areas where carbon management strategies and technologies might be developed: (1) capture of carbon dioxide, decarbonization strategies, and carbon dioxide disposal and utilization; (2) hydrogen development and fuel cells; (3) enhancement of the natural carbon cycle; (4) biomass production and utilization; and (5) improvement of the efficiency of energy production, conversion, and utilization. Within each of these general areas, experts came together to identify targets of opportunity for fundamental research likely to lead to the development of mid- to long-term solutions for stabilizing or decreasing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Basic research to support the options outlined above are far reaching-from understanding natural global processes such as the ocean and terrestrial carbon cycles to development of new materials and concepts for chemical separation. Examples of fundamental research needs are described in this paper.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/751721}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998},
month = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998}
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