Aminosilicone Carbon Capture Process Development Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 9, 2015Liquid aminosilicone CO 2 capture solvents have been developed that have the potential to significantly reduce the cost of carbon capture from...
Bridging the Finance Gap for Carbon Capture and Storage Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 8, 2015Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a technically feasible technology that can be deployed to reduce CO 2 emissions from power plants and industrial...
Carbon Capture Ready Heavy Oil Extraction and Upgrading Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 3, 2012Carbon dioxide emissions from heavy oil production are typically higher than that of producing conventional crudes. Ultimately, carbon dioxide...
Material and Engineering Assessments of Electrochemical Processes for Carbon Capture Technology Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011Integrating carbon capture technology with large source carbon emitters is necessary in the very near future to mitigate the contribution of...
Comparison of Amine-Based Absorbents for Post-Combustion Carbon Capture Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 18, 2011As a part of this work, we have performed a comparison of 4 amine-based absorbents using the process simulation software ProMax ® with TSWEET ® ...
Synthesis of Optimal Adsorptive Carbon Capture Processes Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 17, 2011Solid sorbent carbon capture systems have the potential to require significantly lower regeneration energy compared to aqueous monoethanol amine (MEA...
Carbon Capture and Sequestration At the National Energy Technology Laboratory Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 16, 2011Carbon, capture, and storage technologies are a promising option that can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from industrial and power generation...
An Incremental, Multi-Technology Approach to Retrofitting Existing Pulverized Coal Power Plants for Carbon Capture Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 23, 2010Global climate models indicate that acting rapidly to reduce carbon dioxide emissions will provide greater benefits to the environment than delaying...
Carbon Capture and Storage - Can CCS Be a Viable Business? Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 21, 2010Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been characterized as the technology that can jump start mitigation of greenhouse gases until new, less carbon...
Technical Entity Trends: Reuse Carbon Dioxide Emissions via Accelerated Carbonation May 10, 2017Imagine a technology that could capture atmospheric carbon dioxide, reduce carbon dioxide emissions, reduce the alkalinity of industrial waste, and generate useful materials — all...
Is Your Facility Carbon Capture Ready? Understanding the Basics of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Archived Webinar Nov 30, 2011 In this webinar, engineering professionals find out how to implement and deploy Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) projects. Specific areas addressed are project development, operations, and monitoring. The webinar provides an overview of the entire value chain of carbon capture storage...
Promising Carbon Capture in Field Testing July 31, 2013Field tests conducted by US DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington aim to return carbon dioxide to the earth by injecting it into underground basalt formations.
World's Largest Carbon Capture Project Launches in Texas January 31, 2017Without the existence of carbon pricing, any company bold enough to develop carbon sequestration technology has to find a creative business model as a workaround. Unfortunately,...
Cheap Asphalt Derivative Highly Effective for Carbon Capture January 9, 2015Researchers at Rice University have discovered an inexpensive derivative of asphalt that is highly effective at capturing carbon dioxide from natural gas wells.
Overcoming Trouble at SaskPower's Carbon Capture Project in Canada April 5, 2016When it opened in October 2014, SaskPower’s $1.5 billion Boundary Dam carbon capture and storage (CCS) plant was the world's flagship demonstration on the frontier of clean-tech...
Shell Greenlights World’s 1st Oil Sands Carbon Capture & Storage Project September 6, 2012Royal Dutch Shell announced Wednesday they have given the greenlight to their Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to capture more than one million tons of CO2 a year...
Breakthrough Industrial Carbon Capture Project Begins in Texas February 4, 2013A milestone U.S. carbon capture demonstration project just began operation in Texas, which, as an emerging technology, companies still struggle to make cost-effective. Now up and...
Starting Up the World’s First Retrofitted Carbon Capture Coal Plant July 24, 2014When SaskPower's carbon capture plant is fully operational, it will capture 1 million tons of CO2 a year – about 95% - and have a 110 MW-generating capacity.
NRG Breaks Ground on the World's Largest Carbon Capture Project August 6, 2014All eyes are on Texas as NRG Energy breaks ground on a $1 billion carbon capture retrofit at the WA Parish power plant, the largest fossil fuel plant in the US.
Building an Iron-Clad BACT Attack - Avoiding Imposition of Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) on Your Next Major Expansion Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2013USEPA began regulating the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in major source permits beginning Jan 2nd, 2011. Their long-awaited GHG BACT guidance...
Thermodynamic and Economic Analysis of an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Plant with Various Carbon Capture Technologies Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 17, 2014The levels of CO 2 emitted by coal combustion raise enormous concerns about its utilization as energy source because of the copious effects on global...
The Impact of RD&D on Market Opportunities for Power Plants with Carbon Capture Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 17, 2014The United States Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE), in conjunction with its National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL),...
Overview of the U.S. Doe Carbon Capture Research and Development Program Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 17, 2014The Department of Energy’s Carbon Capture Program –managed within the Office of Fossil Energy and implemented by the National Energy Technology...
A Correlation for the Impact of Extracting Steam From Power Plants for Carbon Capture Processes Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 8, 2013A Correlation for the Impact of Extracting Steam from Power Plants for Carbon Capture Processes Adam H Berger and Abhoyjit S Bhown Electric Power...
4CU: A Comprehensive, Coordinated Approach to Carbon Capture and Utilisation ? Electrocatalytic Co-Reduction Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 8, 2013Converting carbon dioxide to vehicle fuel has the potential to reduce future dependence on fossil fuels. In effect a carbon neutral fuel cycle is...
Carbon Capture and Utilization By Three-Step Aqueous Phase Mineralization Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 7, 2013The increase in greenhouse gasses concentration in the atmosphere has contributed to global warming in recent decades. Carbon sequestration is one of...
Computational Tools to Accelerate the Development of Carbon Capture Technology Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 4, 2013The U.S. Department of Energy’s Carbon Capture Simulation Initiative (CCSI) was initiated in 2010 to develop and deploy state-of-the-art...
Post-Combustion Gas Permeation Carbon Capture System Models Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 30, 2012Post-Combustion Gas Permeation Carbon Capture System Models Juan E. Morinelly, David C. Miller National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Gas...
Assessment and Analysis of Post-Combustion Carbon Capture with Membrane Separation Technology Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 30, 2012Large scale CO 2 Capture and Storage has been considered to be one of the most promising ways of mitigating anthropogenic CO 2 emissions, but energy...
Pressure Swing Adsorption: Design and Optimization for Pre-Combustion Carbon Capture Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 30, 2012Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) is an efficient method for gas separation, and is a potential candidate for carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) capture from power...
Energy Supplement: Carbon Capture and Storage - Navigating the Legal Landscape August2011Special SectionArnold W. Reitze Jr., Mary Ellen TernesA legal framework governing carbon sequestration will need to be put in place before major carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects can get underway. A final rule issued under the Safe Drinking Water Act sets minimum requirements, but this is just...
Energy Supplement: Carbon Capture and Storage - Characterizing a Geologic Formation August2011Special SectionDaniel Brantley, John ShaferA diverse collaboration is evaluating the geology of the South Georgia Rift basin and its suitability for long-term CO2 sequestration.
Energy Supplement: Carbon Capture and Storage - Demonstrating CCS Integration August2011Special SectionRichard A. Esposito, Nick Irvin, P.E., P.G.The largest, fully integrated process for separating CO2 from fluegas and compressing it to a supercritical fluid, transporting the CO2 by pipeline, and injecting the CO2 into a saline reservoir is now underway at the Plant Barry generating station...
CEP: AIChE Journal Highlight - CO2-Selective Membranes for Carbon Capture April2013Journal HighlightThe capture of CO2 from flue- and fuel-gas streams in large-scale power generation offers a compelling means to combat climate change. Technically plausible strategies for CO2 capture include post-combustion carbon capture (PCC), oxy-combustion, and...
AIChE Journal Highlight: Developing Transformational Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies January2016Journal HighlightCarbon dioxide emissions pose a significant global threat. According to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), atmospheric concentrations of CO 2 -equivalent must be limited to 450 ppm by 2100 to limit the global...
Energy Supplement: Carbon Capture and Storage (Full 24-Page Supplement) August2011Special SectionDaniel Brantley, Jared P. Ciferno, Richard A. Esposito, Nick Irvin, Arnold W. Reitze, Jr., John J. Marano, Ronald K. Munson, John Shafer, Mary Ellen TernesTechnology Integration Challenges; Navigating the Legal Landscape; Characterizing a Geologic Formation; Demonstrating CCS Integration
Energy Supplement: Carbon Capture and Storage - Technology Integration Challenges August2011Special SectionJared P. Ciferno, John J. Marano, Ronald K. MunsonCarbon capture and storage (CCS) could be an important part of the transition to lower-carbon energy sources. However, widespread integration of CCS with existing power-generation plants and technologies — on a commercial scale and in a cost-...