Potential for Co-Utilisation of Coal with Other Fuels to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Smith, Irene M.; Topper, J.M.

doi:10.1016/b978-008044276-1/50193-8

Cited by 11 publications

(9 citation statements)

References 2 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…These choices can have a significant impact if performed by many individuals, and the behaviour of individuals will be the main focus of the current article. The website ‘Our World in Data’ provides summary statistics for specific countries’ sources of greenhouse gas emissions (Ritchie & Roser, 2020). According to this source, transport is one of the highest contributors to the UK's greenhouse gas emissions, contributing 120.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents (CO 2 -e) in 2016: individuals can reduce this by choosing not to fly; by choosing to take public transport, cycle or walk rather than drive; or by choosing to work from home where possible (Romm, 2018).…”

Section: A Serious Urgent Problem and Some Solutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

How Can Music Help Us to Address the Climate Crisis?

Prior

2022

Music & Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Musicians and music psychologists are acutely aware of the power of music and its ability to influence our emotions, moods, thoughts, wellbeing, identity, and behaviour towards others. Indeed, music is often used to help address specific problems, especially within health and wellbeing. The problem of climate change is becoming increasingly well-established in public discourse, and yet individuals frequently fail to act in an environmentally-friendly manner. Within the field of environmental psychology, several empirically-based theories have been developed to aid the understanding of why individuals behave in the ways that they do in relation to the environment. This article examines a selection of these theories, and makes an attempt to identify areas in which research in music psychology provides evidence to suggest that music could play a role in influencing environment-related beliefs and behaviours.

show abstract

Section: A Serious Urgent Problem and Some Solutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

How Can Music Help Us to Address the Climate Crisis?

Prior

2022

Music & Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…2 About 35 billion tons of CO 2 are reported to have been released into the atmosphere in 2019 alone, with the energy sector being the major contributor. 3 CO 2 capture technologies mainly include postcombustion capture, precombustion capture, and oxy-fuel combustion. Of these three, the postcombustion CO 2 capture technology is reported to be the most mature.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Activated Carbon Produced from the Hydrothermal Treatment of Glucose with KOH Activation for Catalytic Absorption of CO₂ in a BEA-AMP Bi-Solvent Blend

et al. 2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The amine-based postcombustion CO2 capture (PCC) process involves absorption of CO2 into a solvent and then regenerating the solvent to produce CO2. In this study, the effect of an activated carbon (AC) catalyst, synthesized through hydrothermal treatment and furnace activation on CO2 absorption in a 4M BEA/AMP amine blend, was evaluated and compared with that of a KMgO/CNTs (1:4) catalyst. The physical and chemical properties of AC were investigated with a scanning electron microscope (SEM), CO2 temperature-programmed desorption (CO2-TPD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), and thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) and compared with the KMgO/CNTs (1:4) catalyst. The results showed that when compared against noncatalytic CO2 absorption, AC enhanced the linear rate of CO2 absorption by 33.3%, while for KMgO/CNTs, it was reported as 25.5%. The relatively higher surface area, combined with the higher number and strength of basic sites of AC relative to the KMgO/CNTs (1:4) catalyst, provided effective basic reaction sites for CO2 absorption, thereby enhancing the rate of CO2 absorption into the amine. AC was also relatively easier to synthesize which would provide a good replacement for the CNT-based catalyst which has carcinogenic tendencies.

show abstract

“…Carbon dioxide emissions have exponentially increased in the last decades, with over 34 billion tons emitted each year quantified in 2020 1 . Considering the high relevance of this problem, controlling CO 2 concentration in the atmosphere is a worldwide issue that needs to be solved urgently.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Carboxylation reactions for integrating CO₂ capture with the production of renewable monomers

2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Research advances in carboxylation reactions using CO 2 and light organic molecules of renewable origin are reviewed in this work, especially considering chemical catalytic approaches. Carboxylation, one of the most promising carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technologies, has a double environmental benefit, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by developing sustainable processes for commodity synthesis. The industrial interest is based on its potential use in the synthesis of biopolymer precursors from bioplatform molecules such as ethanol or furfural. Acrylic acid is obtained from ethylene (after ethanol dehydration), by a liquid phase reaction activated by organometallic catalysts. Promising yields are reported for different ligands and solvents, but a practical and sustainable implementation of these reactions is still challenging. On the other hand, the furoic acid carboxylation (furoic acid obtained by oxidation of furfural) is a solid-gas reaction that produces 2,5furandicarboxylic acid in presence of alkaline carbonates. In this case, the economic feasibility is the main bottleneck to solve for scaling-up, and efforts should be focused on substituting the most active alkaline carbonate (Cs) by more available alternatives.

show abstract

Potential for Co-Utilisation of Coal with Other Fuels to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Cited by 11 publications

References 2 publications

How Can Music Help Us to Address the Climate Crisis?

How Can Music Help Us to Address the Climate Crisis?

Activated Carbon Produced from the Hydrothermal Treatment of Glucose with KOH Activation for Catalytic Absorption of CO₂ in a BEA-AMP Bi-Solvent Blend

Carboxylation reactions for integrating CO₂ capture with the production of renewable monomers

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About

Potential for Co-Utilisation of Coal with Other Fuels to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Cited by 11 publications

References 2 publications

How Can Music Help Us to Address the Climate Crisis?

How Can Music Help Us to Address the Climate Crisis?

Activated Carbon Produced from the Hydrothermal Treatment of Glucose with KOH Activation for Catalytic Absorption of CO2 in a BEA-AMP Bi-Solvent Blend

Carboxylation reactions for integrating CO2 capture with the production of renewable monomers

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About

Activated Carbon Produced from the Hydrothermal Treatment of Glucose with KOH Activation for Catalytic Absorption of CO₂ in a BEA-AMP Bi-Solvent Blend

Carboxylation reactions for integrating CO₂ capture with the production of renewable monomers