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Development of a novel biomimetic approach to safe, long-term CO2 sequestration is the overall goal of our research program. The objective is to develop a system resembling a CO2 scrubber that can be used to reduce CO2 emissions from, for example, fossil-fuel-burning power plants. It is becoming increasingly clear that some form or forms of carbon sequestration will have to be among the range of carbon management strategies to be implemented if meaningful reductions in CO2 emissions are to be achieved in response to concerns about global climate change. This is particularly true if reductions are to be effected in the short to medium term. Our main focus is on electric power generation, which represents a relatively small number of very large stationary sources. For example, a “typical” plant (based on a hypothetical new 300 MW(e) plant in a Kenosha, Wisconsin, location, burning an Appalachian coal) produces 2.32 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of coal, or 290 tonnes of CO2 per hour. Such large sources are likely to be among those to be addressed first in the event that limits are placed on CO2 emissions.
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Simsek-Ege, F.A., Bond, G.M., Stringer, J. (2002). Polyelectrolyte Cages For A Novel Biomimetic CO2 Sequestration System. In: Maroto-Valer, M.M., Song, C., Soong, Y. (eds) Environmental Challenges and Greenhouse Gas Control for Fossil Fuel Utilization in the 21st Century. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0773-4_10
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