Waste heat could capture CO2 from coal plants
April 2, 2013 | By
Barbara Vergetis Lundin
Recycling would require as much as one-quarter of the high-pressure steam that could otherwise be used to drive turbines and make electricity -- a phenomenon known as "parasitic" power loss, which will drive up the cost of electricity by lowering the amount of electricity a plant can produce for sale. Additional research is underway to develop and test novel materials and a single integrated column that can further economize CO2 capture by increasing efficiency and reducing parasitic power loss. For more:
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