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Harsh environment low cost LIBS sensor for sub-surface CO2 leak detection in carbon sequestration

Jain J., Goueguel C.L., National Energy Technology Laboratory, US

The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) program goals to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from anthropogenic sources will require great cost and effort. To ensure the success of the program [...]

TechnoEconomicEnvironmental Assessment Method for CO2Utilization in Chemicals Production Based on Evidence from StartUps and Literature

Zimmermann A., Kant M., Schomäcker R., Kratzer J., TU Berlin, DE

Greenhouse gas emissions and the resulting anthropogenic climate change create tremendous economic, ecologic and social challenges for societies today and in the future. To mitigate these effects, world leaders agreed to limit global warming to [...]

Utilization of Captured CO2 for Conversion to Alkyl Carbonates

Panchal C.B., Prindle J.C., Sturtz R., Doctor R., E3Tec Service, LLC, US

There are very limited uses of captured CO2 other than for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) which currently has in excess of 126 projects globally; some as high as a 2 Mtonne/yr capacity. The Global Carbon [...]

Can CCS become a battery?

Matuszak D., U.S. Department of Energy, US

It is challenging to construct a business case for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) without a supportive revenue model or adequate policy. Most CCS projects that attained financing at least in Y2015 relied on CO2 [...]

Effect of polymer ratio on nZVI loading onto electrospun nanofiber mat for mitigating groundwater contaminants

Ren J., Tijing L.D., Shon H.K., University of Technology Sydney, AU

Nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) has been widely used for the reduction of halogenated organics and heavy metals in the groundwater. However, individual nZVI particles are mobile and prone to aggregate, thereby reducing the reaction sites [...]

Energy Generation from Carbonaceous and Nitrogenous Pollutants via Ammonium, Methane, and Carbon Dioxide Reformation

Lee P-H, Ni M., Xu L., Dong F., The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK

An unprecedented integrated electrodeionization–solid oxide fuel cell (EDI–SOFC) system is developed for energy capture from carbonaceous and nitrogenous pollutants from wastewater. The feature of this system is that both carbonaceous and nitrogenous pollutants can be [...]

Metals disinfection of E. coli in synthetic groundwater and effects of varying water chemistry

Edokpayi J.N., Singh R., Odiyo J.O., Smith J.A., University of Venda, ZA

The sustainable access to clean and safe drinking water remains as global challenge as large numbers of people still consume water that is not safe. Diarrhea; a preventable waterborne disease remains the major cause of [...]

Application of a Novel Cold Atmospheric Plasma for Water Decontamination

Kim H., Izadjoo M., Izadjoo S., Truong H., Izadjoo M., Izadjoo S., Trideum Biosciences and ChiScan LLC, US

In recent years, non-thermal atmospheric plasma has been considered as potential decontamination technology. The plasma can interact with ambient atmosphere and generate a variety of reactive species such as ozone, hydrogen peroxide, radical, atomic and [...]

Electrocapacitive Desalination of Brackish Water Using Biochars

Vander Wal R., Sengupta A., Rajagopalan R., Penn State University, US

The principle of capacitive deionization (CDI) has been known for some time, as a spin-off of electrochemical capacitance. Instead of storing energy, the purpose of CDI is to store (temporarily) salt, extracted from the water. [...]

Enhancement of Heat Transfer Coefficient Using Fe2O3 –Water Nanofluids

Zoulia N.I., Mohammed S.A.M., Al-Dahhan M.H., Missouri University of Science and Technology, US

Research efforts have been made to increase the heat transfer rate, energy, and efficiency. Some of these efforts include the application of fins, compact heat exchangers, microchannel, and many others. Recently, nanofluids have been introduced [...]