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New plant captures carbon dioxide for fizzy drinks

The new electricity plant plans to use the gas rather than releasing it into the atmosphere.




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Portable carbon dioxide gas monitor

The newly improved GD-888 Series of Portable Carbon Dioxide Gas Monitors include a digital display, a built-in air pump, backlighting, alarms and an optional data-logger.




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Higher carbon dioxide levels in cockpit affect airline pilot performance: study

Boston — Higher levels of carbon dioxide in airplane cockpits may diminish commercial pilots’ ability to perform maneuvers, recent research from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health indicates.




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Carbon dioxide chiller provides ample cold for dairy and replaces propane heat for hot water

With this carbon dioxide chiller installed at a dairy, not only does it cool the milk better, it also provides heat for washing equipment.




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Study finds big increase in ocean carbon dioxide absorption along West Antarctic Peninsula

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A new study shows that the West Antarctic Peninsula is experiencing some of the most rapid climate change on Earth, featuring dramatic increases in temperatures, retreats in glaciers and declines in sea ice. The Southern Ocean absorbs nearly half of the carbon dioxide -- the key greenhouse gas linked to climate change -- that is absorbed by all the world's oceans. The study tapped an unprecedented 25 years of oceanographic measurements in the Southern Ocean and highlights the need for more monitoring in the region. The research revealed that carbon dioxide absorption by surface waters off the West Antarctic Peninsula is linked to the stability of the upper ocean, along with the amount and type of algae present. A stable upper ocean provides algae with ideal growing conditions. During photosynthesis, algae remove carbon dioxide from the surface ocean, which in turn draws carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. From 1993 to 2017, changes in sea ice dynamics off the West Antarctic Peninsula stabilized the upper ocean, resulting in greater algal concentrations and a shift in the mix of algal species. That's led to a nearly five-fold increase in carbon dioxide absorption during the summertime. The research also found a strong north-south difference in the trend of carbon dioxide absorption. The southern portion of the peninsula, which to date has been less impacted by climate change, experienced the most dramatic increase in carbon dioxide absorption, demonstrating the poleward progression of climate change in the region.

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U.S. Tax Code Has Minimal Effect on Carbon Dioxide and Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Report Says

Current federal tax provisions have minimal net effect on greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report from the National Research Council.




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Technologies That Remove Carbon Dioxide From Air and Sequester It Need to Play a Large Role in Mitigating Climate Change, Says New Report

To achieve goals for climate and economic growth, “negative emissions technologies” (NETs) that remove and sequester carbon dioxide from the air will need to play a significant role in mitigating climate change, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.




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New Report Assesses the Feasibility, Cost, and Potential Impacts of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal Approaches - Recommends U.S. Research Program

The U.S. should undertake a new research program to better understand the potential risks and benefits of ocean-based interventions to remove or sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and learn how these methods could be used to mitigate the impacts of climate change.




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Industry and Government Should Begin Planning Carbon Dioxide Utilization in Circular Economy, Says New Report

As part of the shift to a net-zero carbon emissions economy, industry and government should begin planning for the deployment of carbon dioxide utilization systems to turn captured CO2 into useful products, such as aviation fuel and aggregates for construction.




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Case Study: Selectum and Bühler create innovative, healthy, carbon dioxide-neutral snack

Austrian start-up Selectum and Swiss technology group Bühler have jointly created a new, healthy snack category: small, crunchy wafer pillows with a creamy dip inside.




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An Inventor Has Developed a New Generation of Carbon Dioxide Capturing Technology

"The Carbon Dioxide Capturing and Electrical Energy Generating System Technology"




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Study shows routes for recycling carbon dioxide and coal waste into useful products

A new report led by Emily Carter and Elizabeth Zeitler *14 offers research and policy ideas, including carbon fiber replacements for rebar in construction and titanium in high-tech applications.




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Delivery of carbon dioxide to an electrode surface using a nanopipette

Faraday Discuss., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FD00124A, Paper
Jaimy Monteiro, Harry Dunne, Kim McKelvey
A new scanning probe approach for the delivery of a gas-phase reactant to the surface of an electrocatalyst through a self-replenishing bubble located at the end of a scanning probe has been developed.
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Tailored carbon dioxide capacity in carboxylate-based ionic liquids

Faraday Discuss., 2024, 253,233-250
DOI: 10.1039/D4FD00052H, Paper
Nicolas Scaglione, Jocasta Avila, Agilio Padua, Margarida Costa Gomes
Tetraalkylphosphonium carboxylate ionic liquids absorb large quantities of carbon dioxide and are easily regenerated.
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Engineering a pyrene MOF composite photocatalyst toward the formation of carbon dioxide radical anions through regulating the charge transfer from type II to Z scheme via a chemical bond-modulated strategy

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI02072C, Research Article
Xin Zhao, Yajun Zhao, Yuan-Peng Li, Pengbo Lyu, Chunying Chen, Zong-Wen Mo, Chao Peng, Jiewei Liu, Li Zhang
A new approach was reported for regulating the charge transfer mechanism in a pyrene-based MOF composite, transitioning from a type-II to a Z-scheme configuration.
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Catalytic copolymerization of carbon dioxide and cyclohexene oxide by a trinuclear cyclohexane-bridged tetradentate Schiff base chromium complex

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4519-4528
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00956H, Paper
Jie Huang, Boxiong Shen
The development of catalytic systems is a central area of research in carbon dioxide (CO2) and epoxy copolymerization.
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A boron nitride–carbon composite derived from ammonia borane and ZIF-8 with promises for the adsorption of carbon dioxide

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00643G, Paper
Open Access
Carlos A. Castilla-Martinez, Christophe Charmette, Jim Cartier, Umit B. Demirci
In the present study, we report the synthesis, characterization and assessment of the carbon dioxide adsorption capacity of a composite made of boron nitride and carbon.
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Bitcoin and carbon dioxide emissions [electronic resource] : evidence from daily production decisions / Anna Papp, Douglas Almond, Shuang Zhang

Cambridge, MA. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2023




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With 11% increase over 2 decades, carbon dioxide accumulates faster in atmosphere

WMO study says 2023 figure is 151 per cent % of pre-industrial period




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A mechanochemical process to capture and separate carbon dioxide from natural gas using boron nitride nanosheets

Mater. Horiz., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00188E, Communication
Srikanth Mateti, Ying (Ian) Chen, Gautham Sathikumar, Qi Han, Shiva Prasad, Reza Ghandehari Ferdowsi, Amrito Battacharjee
A mechanochemical process to store and separate CO2 gas using boron nitride nanosheets.
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Light-assisted carbon dioxide reduction in an automated photoreactor system coupled to carbonylation chemistry

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06660J, Edge Article
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Jasper Schuurmans, Tom Masson, Stefan Zondag, Simone Pilon, Nicola Bragato, Miguel Claros, Tim den Hartog, Fransesc Sastre Calabuig, Jonathan van den Ham, Pascal Buskens, Giulia Fiorani, Timothy Noel
Continuous-flow methodologies offer promising avenues for sustainable processing due to their precise process control, scalability, and efficient heat and mass transfer. The small dimensions of continuous-flow reactors render them highly...
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Techno-economic insights and deployment prospects of permanent carbon dioxide sequestration in solid carbonates

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8756-8775
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03166K, Paper
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Andreas Mühlbauer, Dominik Keiner, Christian Breyer
While a rapid defossilisation of the energy system is the highest priority, additional post-fossil CDR for net-negative emissions will be necessary. Routes for mineralisation (in situ-, ex situ mineralisation, enhanced rock weathering) are examined.
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Global carbon dioxide emissions set to rise 0.8% over 2023, India’s contribution to go up 4.6%

In 2023, the largest absolute contributions to global fossil CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions were from China (31%), followed by the United States with 13% and India taking up 8%




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Mechanistic Study of DETA-Modified CdS for Carbon Dioxide Reduction

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01140F, Paper
Meiyan Guo, Wanxiang Yang, Yi Li, Yongfan Zhang, Wei Lin
Cadmium sulfide (CdS) exhibits remarkable light absorption capabilities and is widely employed in photocatalytic reduction of CO2. Nevertheless, the role of crystal facet effects on the micro-scale mechanisms governing CO2...
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Highly effective solar CO2 fixation via photocatalytic carboxylation of aromatic amines with carbon dioxide over a covalent organic framework (COF) as a photocatalyst

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6670-6677
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00949E, Paper
Chandani Singh, Jae Young Kim, No-Joong Park, Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Jin-Ook Baeg
Facile synthesis of the Tp-DAMS COF as a photocatalyst for efficient solar carboxylation of aromatic amines with CO2. The CO2 conversion efficiency into carboxylic acid is 99.9% without the necessity of using stoichiometric metallic reductants.
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Boron–pyridine nitrogen cooperative catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide and epoxides to cyclic carbonates

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6692-6700
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01052C, Paper
Yu-Hui Luo, Sheng Tao, Fei Chen, Zhi-Hong Du, Hao Zhang, Min Li, Ning Liu
A type of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-diboron adduct in combination with tetrabutylammonium iodide (TBAI) was used as a catalyst for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates from CO2 with epoxides.
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Recent advances in N-formylation reaction for the chemical recycling of carbon dioxide

Green Chem., 2024, 26,11106-11124
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04094E, Tutorial Review
Qiang Yuan, Xiao Cai, Weiping Ding, Yan Zhu
The homogeneous and heterogeneous catalyst systems applied in N-formylation reaction of amines and CO2 reaction from both homogeneous and heterogeneous systems are summarized.
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Study finds big increase in ocean carbon dioxide absorption along West Antarctic Peninsula

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A new study shows that the West Antarctic Peninsula is experiencing some of the most rapid climate change on Earth, featuring dramatic increases in temperatures, retreats in glaciers and declines in sea ice. The Southern Ocean absorbs nearly half of the carbon dioxide -- the key greenhouse gas linked to climate change -- that is absorbed by all the world's oceans. The study tapped an unprecedented 25 years of oceanographic measurements in the Southern Ocean and highlights the need for more monitoring in the region. The research revealed that carbon dioxide absorption by surface waters off the West Antarctic Peninsula is linked to the stability of the upper ocean, along with the amount and type of algae present. A stable upper ocean provides algae with ideal growing conditions. During photosynthesis, algae remove carbon dioxide from the surface ocean, which in turn draws carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. From 1993 to 2017, changes in sea ice dynamics off the West Antarctic Peninsula stabilized the upper ocean, resulting in greater algal concentrations and a shift in the mix of algal species. That's led to a nearly five-fold increase in carbon dioxide absorption during the summertime. The research also found a strong north-south difference in the trend of carbon dioxide absorption. The southern portion of the peninsula, which to date has been less impacted by climate change, experienced the most dramatic increase in carbon dioxide absorption, demonstrating the poleward progression of climate change in the region.

Image credit: Drew Spacht/The Ohio State University




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U.S. Tax Code Has Minimal Effect on Carbon Dioxide and Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Report Says

Current federal tax provisions have minimal net effect on greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report from the National Research Council.




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Technologies That Remove Carbon Dioxide From Air and Sequester It Need to Play a Large Role in Mitigating Climate Change, Says New Report

To achieve goals for climate and economic growth, “negative emissions technologies” (NETs) that remove and sequester carbon dioxide from the air will need to play a significant role in mitigating climate change, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.




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Study finds big increase in ocean carbon dioxide absorption along West Antarctic Peninsula

Full Text:

A new study shows that the West Antarctic Peninsula is experiencing some of the most rapid climate change on Earth, featuring dramatic increases in temperatures, retreats in glaciers and declines in sea ice. The Southern Ocean absorbs nearly half of the carbon dioxide -- the key greenhouse gas linked to climate change -- that is absorbed by all the world's oceans. The study tapped an unprecedented 25 years of oceanographic measurements in the Southern Ocean and highlights the need for more monitoring in the region. The research revealed that carbon dioxide absorption by surface waters off the West Antarctic Peninsula is linked to the stability of the upper ocean, along with the amount and type of algae present. A stable upper ocean provides algae with ideal growing conditions. During photosynthesis, algae remove carbon dioxide from the surface ocean, which in turn draws carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. From 1993 to 2017, changes in sea ice dynamics off the West Antarctic Peninsula stabilized the upper ocean, resulting in greater algal concentrations and a shift in the mix of algal species. That's led to a nearly five-fold increase in carbon dioxide absorption during the summertime. The research also found a strong north-south difference in the trend of carbon dioxide absorption. The southern portion of the peninsula, which to date has been less impacted by climate change, experienced the most dramatic increase in carbon dioxide absorption, demonstrating the poleward progression of climate change in the region.

Image credit: Drew Spacht/The Ohio State University




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Carbon dioxide successfully stored in volcanic rock — could help mitigate climate change

Storing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) has the potential to mitigate the impacts of changes in climate. Researchers have now developed a way to inject CO2 into volcanic rock, and tested it in Iceland. Over 95% of the injected CO2 was mineralised (converted into a solid) within two years, instead of taking centuries or millennia as previously anticipated. The technique demonstrates potential for the permanent and safe storage of CO2 within basaltic rocks.




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Earth's carbon dioxide levels to hit 400 ppm

This much CO2 hasn't filled the planet's atmosphere since the Pliocene Epoch 3 million years ago — long before modern humans existed.



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CO2 101: Why is carbon dioxide bad?

We hear a lot about carbon dioxide when we talk about climate change, but sometimes here's why too much CO2 in the atmosphere is a bad thing.



  • Climate & Weather

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Deserts don't just absorb carbon dioxide, they squirrel it away for safekeeping

This surprising discovery won't be enough to stop climate change, but it will help, researchers say.



  • Climate & Weather

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Carbon dioxide levels are reaching heights we haven't seen in 800,000 years

The latest World Meteorological Organization Greenhouse Gas Bulletin paints a grim picture for our environment.



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How trapping carbon dioxide underground will reduce emissions

Reducing carbon dioxide may be solved in storing emissions in deep, subterranean rock throughout the country.




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Startling statistic: Wasted food is world's third-biggest carbon dioxide emitter

Wasted food accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than any country except China and the United States, according to a new report.




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Carbon dioxide could soon be transformed back into liquid fuel

What if we could turn our fuel emissions back into fuel?



  • Research & Innovations

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A new food made from carbon dioxide could be a game changer for our planet — and beyond

Solar Foods is set to unveil a fully sustainable, carbon-neutral food that can be produced anywhere.



  • Research & Innovations

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Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere has set another ominous record

CO2 levels are now the highest they've been since long before modern humans existed.



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Compositions comprising supercritical carbon dioxide and metallic compounds

Methods of increasing the solubility of a base in supercritical carbon dioxide include forming a complex of a Lewis acid and the base, and dissolving the complex in supercritical carbon dioxide. The Lewis acid is soluble in supercritical carbon dioxide, and the base is substantially insoluble in supercritical carbon dioxide. Methods for increasing the solubility of water in supercritical carbon dioxide include dissolving an acid or a base in supercritical carbon dioxide to form a solution and dissolving water in the solution. The acid or the base is formulated to interact with water to solubilize the water in the supercritical carbon dioxide. Some compositions include supercritical carbon dioxide, a hydrolysable metallic compound, and at least one of an acid and a base. Some compositions include an alkoxide and at least one of an acid and a base.




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Mixed oxide based catalyst for the conversion of carbon dioxide to syngas and method of preparation and use

The invention relates to a catalyst and process for making syngas mixtures including hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. The process comprises contacting a gaseous feed mixture containing carbon dioxide and hydrogen with the catalyst, where the catalyst comprises Mn oxide and an auxiliary metal oxide selected from the group consisting of La, Ca, K, W, Cu, Al and mixtures or combinations thereof. The process enables hydrogenation of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide with high selectivity, and good catalyst stability over time and under variations in processing conditions. The process can be applied separately, but can also be integrated with other processes, both up-stream and/or down-stream including methane reforming or other synthesis processes for making products like alkanes, aldehydes, or alcohols.




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Conversion of carbon dioxide to methanol using bi-reforming of methane or natural gas

The invention provides for a method of forming methanol by combining a mixture of methane, water and carbon dioxide under reaction conditions sufficient to form a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Hydrogen and carbon monoxide are reacted under conditions sufficient to form methanol. The molar ratio of hydrogen to carbon monoxide is at least two moles of hydrogen to one mole of carbon monoxide and the overall molar ratio between methane, water and carbon dioxide is about 3:2:1. Methane, carbon dioxide and water are bi-reformed over a catalyst. The catalyst includes a single metal, a metal oxide, a mixed catalyst of a metal and a metal oxide or a mixed catalyst of at least two metal oxides.




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Method for eliminating carbon dioxide from waste gases

A method for the elimination of carbon dioxide from waste gases includes the following steps. First, waste gases, which include carbon dioxide, are provided from a source for waste gases. Next, the waste gases are contacted with an absorbent composition that includes perfluorodecalin solution. The waste gases, especially the carbon dioxide, are then absorbed by the absorbent composition. The absorbent composition thereby absorbs the waste gases to eliminate the carbon dioxide.




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Method and system for treating food items with an additive and solid carbon dioxide

Embodiments of the invention generally provide methods and systems that distribute an additive in solid carbon dioxide in an interior of food processing equipment. The additive may be injected into a flow of liquid carbon dioxide upstream of an expander at or adjacent to the interior. Injection of the additive into the interior may be alternated with directing a flow of expanded carbon dioxide into the interior. In some embodiments, the freezing point of the additive with or without a diluent composition and/or additive(s) is lower than a temperature of the liquid carbon dioxide.




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Sulfur compounds for carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide removal

This invention relates to sulfur based compounds useful in methods of carbon dioxide or sulfur dioxide removal.




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Process and apparatus for carbon dioxide and carbonyl sulfide capture via ion exchange resins

A process for the reduction of carbon dioxide and carbonyl sulfide from various types of gas emitting sources containing carbon dioxide and/or gas or liquid emitting sources containing carbonyl sulfide, using ion exchange resin.




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System and method for carbon dioxide capture and sequestration from relatively high concentration CO2 mixtures

A system and method of reducing the net carbon dioxide footprint of an industrial process that generates power from the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels in which ambient air is admixed with up to 50% by volume of an effluent gas from the power generator of the industrial process, in order to substantially increase the CO2 concentration in the air prior to treatment. The treatment comprises adsorbing CO2 from the admixed ambient air utilizing a cooled, porous substrate-supported amine adsorbent, wherein the porous substrate initially contacts the mixed ambient air containing condensed water in its pores, which act as an intrinsic coolant with respect to the exothermic heat generated by the adsorption process. In addition, prior to regenerating the supported adsorbent, air pressure is substantially reduced in the sealed regeneration chamber and the low pressure chamber is placed in fluid connection with a higher pressure regeneration chamber containing steam and carbon dioxide, to preheat the sorbent to be regenerated and to quickly cool the regenerated sorbent prior to use for further CO2 adsorption.




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Method and device for producing a fluid enriched with carbon dioxide from a waste gas of a ferrous-metallurgy unit

The present invention relates to a process and apparatus for producing a fluid enriched in carbon dioxide starting from a waste gas from a ferrous metallurgy unit.