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Assessment Of The Co2 Capture Potential From Irreplaceable Industrial Sources, Peter Psarras, Jennifer Wilcox
Assessment Of The Co2 Capture Potential From Irreplaceable Industrial Sources, Peter Psarras, Jennifer Wilcox
CO2 Summit II: Technologies and Opportunities
The industrial sector represents approximately 20% of total US CO2 emissions.1 These emissions can be further categorized as direct (accountable on-site, e.g., stationary combustion), indirect (assigned to electricity purchased for power) and process (CO2 liberated as a reaction by-product). For example, steel and cement production both involve processes that directly emit CO2 as a by-product (via the oxidation of metallurgical coke and conversion of calcium carbonate to lime, respectively). While climate change mitigation efforts have the potential to reduce direct and indirect emissions through the adoption of best practice technologies and low-carbon energy sources, process emissions …