Techno-economic assessment of polymer membrane systems for postcombustion carbon capture at coal-fired power plants

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3006-3014

  Zhai, Haibo ^a   Rubin, Edward S ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; PARAMETRIC -ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE AND COST MODELS; POLYMER MEMBRANE; POST-COMBUSTION CARBON CAPTURES; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT;

CARBON CAPTURE; COAL; COAL FUELED FURNACES; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST REDUCTION; FLUE GASES; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AMINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; POLYMER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE; PARAMETERIZATION; POWER PLANT;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COAL POWER; COMBUSTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLUE GAS; RECYCLING; VACUUM; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; POLYMERS; POWER PLANTS; RECYCLING;

EID: 84875341871     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es3050604     Document Type: Article

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