Opportunities for Decarbonizing Existing U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants via CO2 Capture, Utilization and Storage

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 7571-7579

  Zhai, Haibo ^a   Ou, Yang ^a   Rubin, Edward S ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COAL; COAL STORAGE; COMMERCE; COSTS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; GAS FIRED BOILERS; OIL WELL FLOODING;

CARBON CAPTURE , UTILIZATION , AND STORAGES; COAL-FIRED CAPACITY; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; EMISSION TRADING MARKETS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; POWER PLANT MODELING; UNIT CHARACTERISTICS;

CARBON CAPTURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON; COAL;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COST ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY MARKET; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INCENTIVE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BOILER; CARBON CAPTURE UTILIZATION AND STORAGE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COAL POWER; CONTROL SYSTEM; DECARBONIZATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY; GAS; REVIEW; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL; ELECTRICITY; POWER PLANTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84936966579     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b01120     Document Type: Review

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