CO{sub 2} mitigation and fuel production
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
CO{sub 2} mitigation technologies deals with how to utilize fossil fuels, mainly coal, with reduced CO{sub 2} emissions. Most development work to date has emphasized improving efficiency of energy utilization and in removal and recovery of CO{sub 2} from central power stations followed by disposal in underground wells or in the ocean. CO{sub 2} removal, recovery and disposal suffers from economic penalties of power generation and possible adverse environmental effects at the point of ocean disposal. Disposal in depleted gas wells has limited capacity. Another approach is to decarbonize fossil fuels, especially coal and natural gas in the U.S. and produce methanol as an automotive fuel while either sequestering the carbon or utilizing the carbon as a commodity. These technologies will be reviewed and the socio-political factors necessary for hastening their developments will be discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 577341
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970522-; TRN: 98:000898-0093
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 8. global warming international conference and expo, New York, NY (United States), 25-28 May 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of 8th Global warming international conference and exposition; PB: 156 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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