Tech Xplore - flue gas

Add-on device makes home furnaces cleaner, safer and longer-lasting

Natural gas furnaces not only heat your home, they also produce a lot of pollution.

Feb 15, 2023

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How clean electricity can upgrade the value of captured carbon

A team of researchers from U of T Engineering has created a new process for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) captured from smokestacks into commercially valuable products, such as fuels and plastics.

Dec 8, 2020

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Electrochemical device captures carbon dioxide at the flick of a switch

New technology developed by Rice University engineers could lower the cost of capturing carbon dioxide from all types of emissions, a potential game-changer for both industries looking to adapt to evolving greenhouse gas ...

Jun 28, 2023

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An integrated, net-negative system captures carbon and produces ethylene

Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago have built a machine that captures carbon from flue gas and converts it to ethylene.

Dec 12, 2022

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Wood-burning stoves: Combining electrostatic precipitators and catalytic converters is the best way to reduce pollutants

In Germany, there are millions of small firing systems; wood-burning stoves for domestic use in which logs are burned. In the process, a lot of particulate and gaseous pollutants are released into the atmosphere: ultrafine ...

Dec 20, 2023

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Eco-friendly coal-fired technology for stackless power plants without emissions

Coal-fired power plants in Korea are one of the main sources of air pollutants, CO2 and the other precursor materials to ultra-fine dust particulates such as nitrogen oxide and sulfur oxide. Therefore, FEPCRC is developing ...

Apr 17, 2020

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Study shows AI could help power plants capture carbon using 36% less energy from the grid

Using artificial intelligence (AI), scientists from the University of Surrey adjusted a system based on a real coal-fired power station. The model could capture 16.7% more carbon dioxide (CO2) while using 36.3% less energy ...

Jan 15, 2024

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Researchers are testing a new carbon capture method

Although research has been conducted into carbon capture and storage for 40 years, there is still a need to refine the technology to make it as energy efficient as possible. This is the case now, as carbon capture and storage ...

Oct 12, 2021

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A new approach to waste incineration removes CO2 from the atmosphere

There are plans in Årdal to build a waste incineration plant based on a new technology that captures and stores CO2, thus removing the greenhouse gas from the atmosphere.

Feb 16, 2023

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Co-combustion of wood and oil-shale reduces carbon emissions

Utilization of fossil fuels, which represents an increasing environmental risk, can be made more environmentally friendly by adding wood—as concluded based on the preliminary results of the year-long study carried out by ...

Dec 3, 2019

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